[Regia-NA] Archaeological fabric, was Swatch Book

[ingolf]

i have subscribed to this list to lurk and learn a bit about the
organization.  I am intesrested and will likley join. Since i have access to
like minded folk let me ask a question. does anyone have a solid documented
source for saddle rigging. (girth in particular) for mid 11th century
cavalry?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jan Ward" <hawksbluff at yahoo.com>
To: "list-Regia-NA" <list-regia-na at lig.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:38 PM
Subject: RE: [Regia-NA] Archaeological fabric, was Swatch Book


> Checked with my friend. The place to visit is the
> London Archaeological Archives and Research Center
> (LAARC). She didn't remember the address, but she and
> her husband made an appointment to visit, and the
> people there brought out boxes of stuff for them to
> look at and even touch. She was interested in
> textiles, and he was interested in shoes and wooden
> articles. I guess they store all kinds of stuff there.
>
> Probably other museums and cities have the same sort
> of archive.
> The Royal Ontario Museum must have quite a collection
> of textiles, because I've seen photos of some of their
> stuff in a number of books. Dorothy Burnham's book,
> _Cut My Cote_, was published by ROM. I know they have
> some nice Coptic tunics, and I suspect they probably
> have a lot more.
> Jan/AElfwyn
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