Re: Padded Jack with puffed sleeves

[Gerry Embleton]

Dear all,

Sorry I'm late chipping in on this subject. One must be very careful =20
not to assume that details that we consider unusual are 'Roman =20
fantasy'. There is plenty of evidence that pretty extraordinary =20
things were worn by soldiers and there is nothing very odd or unusual =20=

about this jack except the puffed sleeves, which 'work' as far as =20
construction goes and might be simply a local fashion... (or indeed, =20
a bit of fantasy!). I can honestly say that I've spent 20 years =20
learning about armour and 20 years dismantling all I thought I knew.

Salutations,
Geraldius

P.S. I love the life of the spy!! Most gratefully digested...

On 6 janv. 06, at 13:42, Christian Folini wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Raubi sent me a link to this picture:
> http://www.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7000205.JPG
>
> It is a detail of
> http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.history.docs/000435.htm
> -> Plate of "St. Florianer Kreuzigungstriptychons"
> Master of the Schottenaltar-Werkstatt, Vienna, around 1485.
>
> Obviously the latter is flipped horizontally. Generally
> the first version is to be trusted.
>
> Does anyone know similar examples of puffed sleeves?
> Ideally a bit earlier...
>
> Regs,
>
> Christian
>
> --=20
> Die Welt ist ke=DF und voll Epilepsie.
> --- Hugo Ball, Tenderenda, um 1917
>
>
>