AW: Re: cuir boile Gauntlets?

[Jens Börner]

Hi,

Those gauntlets are not made from cuir boile, they are made basing upon =
the
wisby finds ( http://www.chivalrybookshelf.com/titles/wisby/wisby.htm ).
Normal leather with metall rivetted to the in-or outside.

with kind regards,
Jens B=F6rner
Diu Minnez=EEt
Reconstrution of german and french daily and military live, clothing and
household equipment in the high and late middle ages
http://www.diu-minnezit.de


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Von: living-history-bounce-at-companie-of-st-george.ch
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Gesendet: Samstag, 29. Mai 2010 22:08
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Betreff: Re: cuir boile Gauntlets?

Like this one:
http://rivetedchainmail.pl/gauntlet_15.html

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Von: behanner-at-mediumaevum.com
Gesendet: 29.05.2010 03:35:18
An: living-history-at-companie-of-st-george.ch
Betreff: cuir boile Gauntlets?

>Clifford Rogers asked about an interesting passage in Bertrandon de la=20
>Broquerie (1439) discussing what armor to wear on crusade. He says=20
>footmen should all have their hands armored, "and I'd just as soon have =

>the gauntlets that are made in Germany of cuyr boully as others."=20
>[Voyage d'Outremer, p. 227] The passage is.
>et au regart de moy, je auroye aussi cher des ganteletz que on fait en=20
>Allemaigne de cuyr boully que d'autres.
>
>Anyone shed any light on this?
>
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