The Complete Metalsmith
Tim MCreight
Davis Publications, Inc. 1991
ISBN 0-87192-240-1
note: Excellent book. This is THE book to have for metal work.
History of Costume
Blanche Payne
Harper & Row, 1965
note: There are newer additions from the same author.
project note: Pattern for the 1367 Gambeson (Pourpoint) of Charles of Blois.
(LE Musee Historique de Jissus, Lyon)
It gave my second source for creating a pattern for a period 14th Century gambeson.
Leatherwork A Manual of Techniques
Geoffrey West
The Crowood Press Ltd, 1998
ISBN 1-86126-108-X
Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction
Brian R. Price
Paladin Press, 2000
ISBN 1-58160-098-4
note: Excellent book. THE book for armor making.
The research and bibliography are outstanding.
There is no book that has ever come close to this.
project note: Pattern source for a period gambeson.