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- Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:12 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: REVIEW - EBOOK about German Paratroopers (Luftwaffe) in the Living History
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REVIEW - EBOOK about German Paratroopers (Luftwaffe) in the Living History
I PARACADUTISTI TEDESCHI NELLA RIEVOCAZIONE STORICA La Campagna d'Italia by Marco Marzilli https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1798/30224434658_b01cc0c974_z.jpg The growing need for historical adherence by the Re-enactors dealing with World War II military operations requires a high knowledge of clothin...
- Thu May 10, 2018 6:42 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: REVIEW - EBOOK about Woodworking Tools Through History
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REVIEW - EBOOK about Woodworking Tools Through History
GLI STRUMENTI DELLA CIVILTA' DEL LEGNO Storia ed uso di attrezzi ed utensili by Ezio Zanini https://i.pinimg.com/originals/95/69/51/9569515ddecc3dec680ef74352b6d6a3.jpg As for the wood transformation processes, the generic use of a single archaic device is a totally insufficient requirement when yo...
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:19 am
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Review - EBOOK about Menswear of the Lombards
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2871
Re: Review - EBOOK about Menswear of the Lombards
NOW AVAILABLE ALSO IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE!!! AMAZON UK (format: Kindle ): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Menswear-Lombards-Reflections-archeology-iconography-ebook/dp/B01NH022AC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483002620&sr=8-1&keywords=menswear+of+the+lombards STREETLIB (format: Epub / Kindle) https://s...
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 5:38 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Repro of a genuine 15th c. damask: an ambitious project
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- Views: 2560
Repro of a genuine 15th c. damask: an ambitious project
Searching for a 100% silk repro of a late 15th c. silk damask, perfectly tracing the genuine counterpart? If you answer is "yes", you may be VERY interested in this project... Our Cultural Association (IMAGO ANTIQUA - http://www.imagoantiqua.it) presents the ambitious enterprise of FONDA...
- Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:15 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Review - EBOOK about the Baselard (14th c. dagger)
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Review - EBOOK about the Baselard (14th c. dagger)
RIFLESSIONI SULLA BASILARDA Analisi tipologiche e spunti ricostruttivi by Marco Vignola https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/da/fe/52/dafe5211965fe2c05e7d3dc3e7625bd9.jpg «In fourteenth-century Italy it seems to have been almost the only kind in use; hardly a picture painted between about...
- Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:40 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Review - EBOOK about Menswear of the Lombards
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- Views: 2871
Review - EBOOK about Menswear of the Lombards
L'abbigliamento maschile longobardo Riflessioni tra archeologia, iconografia e fonti scritte di Yuri Godino https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e0/c5/aa/e0c5aaef8cf4f9da0248fcbb2124cb98.jpg Often considered to be “the most barbaric among barbarian populations”, the Lombards actually boa...
- Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:06 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Review - EBOOK about 15th century Italian Clothing
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- Views: 2500
Review - EBOOK about 15th century Italian Clothing
La moda italiana nel XV secolo. Abbigliamento e accessori di Paola Fabbri https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/32/98/98/32989883150210dacaed83d3e49361ff.jpg “ He who sees only fashion in fashion is a fool ”, proclaimed Honoré de Balzac in his Treatise on Elegant Living . Fashion means wa...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:16 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Review - EBOOK about Medieval Woodworking [nr. 2]
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- Views: 1072
Review - EBOOK about Medieval Woodworking [nr. 2]
L'ARTE DEL LEGNO TRA MEDIOEVO E RINASCIMENTO. TECNICHE E SEGRETI NELLE BOTTEGHE DEI FALEGNAMI di Ezio Zanini https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e6/19/a5/e619a54ba44c38c9751bf643fcd478f1.jpg Between the 13th and the 15th centuries, the Italian towns witnessed the rise of craft-guilds, wh...
- Mon Dec 01, 2014 1:05 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Review - EBOOK about Medieval Woodworking [nr. 1]
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- Views: 1106
Review - EBOOK about Medieval Woodworking [nr. 1]
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/be/e8/4e/bee84edfb33d2ae77b221d936e96e503.jpg The Valuable Concession deals with techniques and materials related to the economic activities performed in the medieval woods focusing on that knowledge – of basic importance for centuries – of how to sour...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:52 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: 15th c. Folding Chair - Philadelphia Museum: pics?
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Re: 15th c. Folding Chair - Philadelphia Museum: pics?
You can either order it here: Or, still, if you want an exact replica, why not asking the Met if they could provide you the additional pictures you need? Doesn’t hurt trying… Hey there. I actually tried asking the Phil Museum further infos and pics before posting this thread, but they haven't got b...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:27 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: 15th c. Folding Chair - Philadelphia Museum: pics?
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15th c. Folding Chair - Philadelphia Museum: pics?
Hey Folks, was wondering if ever you chanced to take any pictures of this Italian folding chair at Philadelphia Museum: http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/70356.html I'm striving hard to get front, side and rear view of it as I'd love to have it replicated for my wife... Any help will ...
- Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:34 am
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: FAMALEONIS (1465-1495)
- Replies: 0
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FAMALEONIS (1465-1495)
" FAMALEONIS " started up and grew thanks to his members passion for history; the historical period our Association decided to focus on, has been accurately reconstructed by old documents, texts and iconographic sources. Thanks to this dogged research, we have been able to produce original...
- Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:49 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Shooting targets: which sources?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4679
Re: Shooting targets: which sources?
That sounds interesting, Langley.
Will you please scan and post a picture of that illustration? Which period is it referred to anyway?
Will you please scan and post a picture of that illustration? Which period is it referred to anyway?
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:43 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Shooting targets: which sources?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4679
Re: Shooting targets: which sources?
Thank you for your help!
- Tue May 25, 2010 8:11 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Shooting targets: which sources?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4679
Re: Shooting targets: which sources?
Thank you so much for what you posted so far.
Have you got any sources dating back to 15th century?
Have you got any sources dating back to 15th century?
- Sat May 22, 2010 9:11 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Shooting targets: which sources?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4679
Shooting targets: which sources?
Hey everybody. I'm searching for illuminations, drawings and iconography in general depicting targets used throughout medieval and renaissance Europe for bow and crossbow shooting. I'm only interested in genuine sources and not in replicas, so please don't post your own creations... If you can't pos...
- Mon May 28, 2007 6:45 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: PAINTED HELMETS: questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2287
LHEE - just had a quick scan of website in question and I think it is an online resource rather than a specific place. Sophia :D Infact it is :D It's actually an active website, featuring a forum similar to this one, concerning all the main medieval issues, from the fall of Roman Empire to early Re...
- Sun May 27, 2007 10:40 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: PAINTED HELMETS: questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2287
Do tell us more about it. We will be holidaying in Italy next year and might like to visit at the end of March. However our Italian is so poor...... Directions and opening times would be a help/ Well...sorry, you need help about what? I can't undesrtand which directions and opening times you're ref...
- Thu May 24, 2007 12:44 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: PAINTED HELMETS: questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2287
sorry, it's actually www.villaggiomedievale.com (only in Italian version...I'm sorry...)
GROSS MISTAKE OF MINE

- Thu May 24, 2007 7:08 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: PAINTED HELMETS: questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2287
....and with all metal, it's not usually the paint that causes the problem but condition of the metal it's adhereing to. You've been great, man! In my group of search (we are all amateurs anyway) someone must have missed the reference to metal in Cennini. Your indications are really clears and will...
- Wed May 23, 2007 10:49 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: PAINTED HELMETS: questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2287
- Wed May 23, 2007 6:41 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: PAINTED HELMETS: questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2287
PAINTED HELMETS: questions
Hi there. I'm actually considering painted helmets, above all concerning the making of pigments and the techniques used on rough metal surfaces. I particularly refer to the wonderful example of German sallet displayed at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds , that was left rude black from the forge a...
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:43 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: 'Ballok' dagger
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2800
Re: 'Ballok' dagger
The ballock dagger takes its name from the original manufacturing company, ballock and ballhook Ltd of Chertsey St in London, designed and originally sold as letter openers in the early 13th Century. The product was originally sold under the trademark 'ballock opening device' with the tag line 'goo...