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Sir Wolf:
and here i thought it was a broke back depiction ;) templar games and all. hahaha jkjk
can't wait to see the book.
Sir Edward:
Nope, the text says he removes the hauberk with the sword and helm already on the ground. It's the same guy depicted over on the right side of the image. A lot of the imagery in the book features the same person two or three times in one image as a sort of "animation" to tell the story.
Das Bill:
Hmmm... I'm tempted to pick up one of these books. Its outside of my time period of interest, but I still love this stuff.
Sir Edward:
Yeah, I think the book is totally worth it. Of course, I find the 12th and 13th centuries fascinating. The whole crusades era.
I forgot that the image I posted above was from the David vs Goliath story. Here are the images immediately before and after it, depicting him getting armed up and then choosing to remove it afterall, and then fighting and defeating Goliath:
http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf28/otm28rb.gif
http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf28/otm28va&b.gif
Das Bill:
I ended up buying one of the used ones off of Amazon, and just got it yesterday. The seller put it in a gigantic box with ridiculous amounts of cellophane and foam packing. I thought the box had my new plate legs, from the size of it. I kid you not.
The book is fantastic. Thanks for the heads up on this, Wolf! I've seen the images online, but having a book in hand that I can flip through, especially one this big, and with the full text is great.
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