02-19-2006, 12:27 PM
Great post, one warning.
This one is meant to be a personification of the province of Britian (or somewhere else) so it is likely meant to be a "fantasy" piece, so it's not the best source, but it shows such things were possible.
Quote:In the image below, for example, I do not know how you would achieve this effect on fabric- but it is relatively easy with tooled leather.
http://astro.temple.edu/~tlclark/lorica ... itdeta.jpg
This one is meant to be a personification of the province of Britian (or somewhere else) so it is likely meant to be a "fantasy" piece, so it's not the best source, but it shows such things were possible.
Theodoros of Smyrna (Byzantine name)
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