Leather in Warfare: Attack, Defence and the Unexpected

'Leather in Warfare' is a collection of papers from a conference of the same name, jointly organised by the Archaeological Leather Group and the Royal Armouries Museum in November 2014. It draws together authors from a range of disciplines and nationalities, and offers a fresh perspective on the varied use of this versatile material throughout history. Contributors cover issues as diverse as Romano-Egyptian ceremonial clothing, Roman campaign tents, the equipment of the medieval swordsman and Japanese samurai, Mamluk lamellar armour and European plate armour, the buff coat of the English Civil War and the fish skin helmet of the Pacific Island warrior.