Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction

Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction	TOMAR
Brian R. Price

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TECHNIQUES OF MEDIEVAL ARMOUR REPRODUCTION --Brian R. Price
Vol. 1: The 14th Century

NOW IN PAPERBACK!!! A Paladin Press Softcover 532pp, 1036 photographs, bibliography, glossary, index, appendices

This is truly a first in the literature of medieval armour reproduction, a comprehensive guide to the art of the armourer. An exhaustive presentation, this book provides everything the novice or intermediate armourer needs to conduct research, consider the uses for which their armour will be used, many chapters on technique including hammerwork, heat treating, raising, forming enhancements, decorative enhancements (etching, engraving, stamping, embossing), care for finished armour, riveted mail, cuirboille (hardened leather). Part IV of the book contains projects building on the skills presented in sections 1-3, including a great helmet, a klappvisored bascinet, a chapel-de-fer, a Wisby brigandine, a simplified Churburg #13 cuirass, complete arm and leg harness with an innovative design for simple frontal greaves. A must-have for budding armourers, students of armour, or anyone interested in the medieval knight.

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