Armor-making, Brožek Petr

The impressive cloth armour of a medieval warrior is not just a mere artefact from museum collections: it is a historical source of its kind, an example of the most advanced craftsmanship and in some cases a highly valuable art object.

Canvassing, once a respected and highly valued craft, is certainly not forgotten today. The authors of this book are proof of this: one deals with the practical production of plate armour according to original technologies, the other with the reconstruction of medieval warfare. The result of their collaboration is a unique work in many respects: after an introduction devoted to the development of protective armour from the 8th to the 17th century and the necessary basics of ironworking technology, they will gradually guide you through the production of individual components of plate armour and the original techniques used in the workshops of medieval armourers.

The various functional and decorative details, armour decoration, the issue of forgeries, restoration and the contemporary and contemporary prices of validators' products are not neglected. Everything is supplemented with rich visual material coming directly from the author's workshop, including detailed photo documentation of the production of a replica of German Gothic armour from the 15th century.

• 168 pages