11-29-2006, 10:24 PM
I'll be making another shield this winter, my best yet (hopefully) and it will be based on the Dura finds. Why? Because that's where the good evidence is. I'm not going to frolic about in the enjoyable games of oval vs. round and dished vs. flat, when these arguments are based on vastly differing pictorial references which often seem to contradict each other.
So I'm sticking with a Roman shield-making tradition that is perfectly and exhaustively attested: Dura.
I may even attempt authentic pigments! It will be planked, rawhide sewn rim (as with my others).
So I'm sticking with a Roman shield-making tradition that is perfectly and exhaustively attested: Dura.
I may even attempt authentic pigments! It will be planked, rawhide sewn rim (as with my others).
~ Paul Elliott
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
