I am currently translating a 15th century
treatise by Sicily Herald on the proper running of tournaments and jousts. It discusses armor and horse harness. Various pieces of "harness" (for
people and horses both) are named. I can
guess what most of these terms mean, and I can find most of them in good
dictionaries. However, it would be nice
to have a scholarly treatment (reference work) on this terminology in
hand. Despite the fact that I know a
fair number of scholars specializing in military history and a good number of
serious re-enactors (including some brilliant armorers) I don't know a good,
practical reference work that would help me get the terminology right, and
allow me to easily compare Sicily Herald's usage to "standard"
terminology.
I know that other people have faced this problem. Does anyone have a solution?
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