Format:
Online-Ressource (viii, 279 p)
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ill. (some col.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Santa Fe, Arg e-libro 2013 Recurso electronico; Disponible via World Wide Web
ISBN:
1421408198
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9781421408194
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The State of Linothorax Scholarship and Typologies of Greek Armor -- The Structure of This Book -- Methodology and Audience -- 1 Ancient Evidence for Linen Armor -- Literary Sources -- Linen in the Ancient World -- Visual Sources -- 2 Structural Variants and Decorations on Type IV Armor -- Structural Elements I: Shoulder Flaps -- Structural Elements II: Shoulder Flap Ties -- Structural Elements III: Pteruges -- Structural Elements IV: Scales, Bands, and Belts -- Decorative Elements I: Painted Designs -- Decorative Elements II: Color -- Distinctive Aspects of Etruscan Type IV Armor -- 3 What Material Was Used to Make Type IV Armor? -- Leather versus Linen Construction -- Sewn versus Laminated Construction -- Composite Construction -- 4 Reconstructing the Linothorax -- Developing a Basic Pattern -- Fabrics and Glues -- The Lamination Process -- Heroic Nudity and Armor Length -- Decoration -- Thickness -- 5 Arrow Test Methodology and Materials -- Arrow Test Rationale -- Test Patches -- Arrows and Bows -- Arrow Test Procedure -- 6 Arrow Test Results -- General Observations -- Less Significant Test Variables -- Hand-Produced versus Modern Linens -- Laminated versus Sewn and Quilted -- Different Arrowheads -- Depth of Penetration and Lethality of Injury -- Angled Shots -- Test Results Compared to Ancient Source Testimony -- Testing Other Types of Attacks -- Arrow versus Unarmored Warrior -- Arrow versus Test Patch: Test Result Tables -- Linen versus Metal Armor -- 7 Wearability Issues -- Potential Vulnerability to Moisture -- Waterproofing Experiments -- Durability and Repair -- Range of Motion, Mobility, and Fit -- Heat, Weight, and Endurance -- 8 Economic and Social Considerations -- Labor Required to Construct a Linothorax -- The Cost of Linen Armor.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""The State of Linothorax Scholarship and Typologies of Greek Armor""; ""The Structure of This Book""; ""Methodology and Audience""; ""1 Ancient Evidence for Linen Armor""; ""Literary Sources""; ""Linen in the Ancient World""; ""Visual Sources""; ""2 Structural Variants and Decorations on Type IV Armor""; ""Structural Elements I: Shoulder Flaps""; ""Structural Elements II: Shoulder Flap Ties""; ""Structural Elements III: Pteruges""; ""Structural Elements IV: Scales, Bands, and Belts""; ""Decorative Elements I: Painted Designs""
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""Decorative Elements II: Color""""Distinctive Aspects of Etruscan Type IV Armor""; ""3 What Material Was Used to Make Type IV Armor?""; ""Leather versus Linen Construction""; ""Sewn versus Laminated Construction""; ""Composite Construction""; ""4 Reconstructing the Linothorax""; ""Developing a Basic Pattern""; ""Fabrics and Glues""; ""The Lamination Process""; ""Heroic Nudity and Armor Length""; ""Decoration""; ""Thickness""; ""5 Arrow Test Methodology and Materials""; ""Arrow Test Rationale""; ""Test Patches""; ""Arrows and Bows""; ""Arrow Test Procedure""; ""6 Arrow Test Results""
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""General Observations""""Less Significant Test Variables""; ""Hand-Produced versus Modern Linens""; ""Laminated versus Sewn and Quilted""; ""Different Arrowheads""; ""Depth of Penetration and Lethality of Injury""; ""Angled Shots""; ""Test Results Compared to Ancient Source Testimony""; ""Testing Other Types of Attacks""; ""Arrow versus Unarmored Warrior""; ""Arrow versus Test Patch: Test Result Tables""; ""Linen versus Metal Armor""; ""7 Wearability Issues""; ""Potential Vulnerability to Moisture""; ""Waterproofing Experiments""; ""Durability and Repair""
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""Range of Motion, Mobility, and Fit""""Heat, Weight, and Endurance""; ""8 Economic and Social Considerations""; ""Labor Required to Construct a Linothorax""; ""The Cost of Linen Armor""; ""Cost and Availability of Leather versus Linen""; ""Large-Scale Production""; ""Gender Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix. Database of Visual Sources for Type IV Armor""; ""Black-Figure Vases""; ""White-Ground Technique Vases""; ""Red-Figure Vases""; ""Stone Sculptures and Reliefs""; ""Terracotta Sculptures and Reliefs""; ""Metal Objects""; ""Paintings""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""
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""B""""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""
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Recurso electronico; Disponible via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1421408201
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781421408200
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781421408194
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor : Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery
Language:
English
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