04-22-2008, 08:51 AM
The fresco of Joshua (from church of St Lucas):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Byza ... -Lucas.jpg
Well known for its depiction of the tubular nature of the upper arm defences. Though the transition between klivanion and sleeve is not convincing.
There is something else of interest (apart from the cloth covered helmet and throat-neck defences) which puzzles me.
There seem to be too many layers of cloth.
The klivanion and skirt/upper arm defences have a light coloured garment beneath them ending at the elbow, below the skirt defences the leggings and the bottom of the tunic are shown in a definite green. The forearms are, however, in a grey to greenish-grey covering, with a gold band, plus the treatment of the surface of this garment is reticulate not smooth like the bottom of the tunic (or the surface of the shoulder and skirt lames). Finally there appears to be the end of the sleeve of a white garment showing beneath the grey sleeve at the wrist. If the forearm merely shows the sleeve of the tunic then it should be of the same smooth green (almost lime-green) as the bottom of the tunic.
Am I the only one to see the suggestion of mail sleeves?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Byza ... -Lucas.jpg
Well known for its depiction of the tubular nature of the upper arm defences. Though the transition between klivanion and sleeve is not convincing.
There is something else of interest (apart from the cloth covered helmet and throat-neck defences) which puzzles me.
There seem to be too many layers of cloth.
The klivanion and skirt/upper arm defences have a light coloured garment beneath them ending at the elbow, below the skirt defences the leggings and the bottom of the tunic are shown in a definite green. The forearms are, however, in a grey to greenish-grey covering, with a gold band, plus the treatment of the surface of this garment is reticulate not smooth like the bottom of the tunic (or the surface of the shoulder and skirt lames). Finally there appears to be the end of the sleeve of a white garment showing beneath the grey sleeve at the wrist. If the forearm merely shows the sleeve of the tunic then it should be of the same smooth green (almost lime-green) as the bottom of the tunic.
Am I the only one to see the suggestion of mail sleeves?
Martin
Fac me cocleario vomere!
Fac me cocleario vomere!