Reconstructing ancient linen body armor : unraveling the linothorax mystery / Gregory S. Aldrete, Scott Bartell, Alicia Aldrete.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldrete, Gregory S.

Contributor:

Bartell, Scott.

Aldrete, Alicia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armor, Ancient--Greece--Design and construction.

Armor, Ancient.

Breastplates--Design and construction.

Breastplates.

Linen--History.

Linen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

News and World Report, MSNBC Online, and other international venues, this groundbreaking work will be a landmark in the study of ancient warfare.

Contents:

""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""; ""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""

""B""""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4214-0820-1

OCLC:

859687150