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Reconstructing ancient linen body armor : unraveling the linothorax mystery / Gregory S. Aldrete, Scott Bartell, Alicia Aldrete.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldrete, Gregory S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armor, Ancient--Greece--Design and construction.
- Armor, Ancient.
- Breastplates--Design and construction.
- Breastplates.
- Linen--History.
- Linen.
- History.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- Contents:
- Ancient evidence for linen armor
- Structural variants and decorations on type IV armor
- What material was used to make type IV armor?
- Reconstructing the linothorax
- Arrow test methodology and materials
- Arrow test results
- Wearability issues
- Economic and social considerations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421408194
- 9781421408200
- 1421408198
- 1421408201
- OCLC:
- 798263932
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