Jack Heller writes:
I've been asked a few interesting questions about that armor. First,
it's hard for me to calculate the size of the owner, but looking at it,
I know that I couldn't fit into the armor. I am 5 ft. 10 in. and . . . a
bit Falstaffian. I would have to guess that the owner was small by
today's standards, but then we are larger than people of earlier eras.
But I'm just guessing. If someone with more CSI abilities than I have
would like to try a calculation, click on the breastplate photo to the
size flickr.com would identify as "original":
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47520020@N04/4898525625/sizes/o/in/set-72157624739704874/
This kind of enlargement can be done with any of my flickr.com photos.
Click on the magnifier and then look for "View all sizes." If it's
actually possible to calculate, I'd be interested in knowing the owner's
size.
I've taken photos of the museum's . . . what do they call them? . . .
information cards? . . . with the ownership identified with Sidney. I
understand being skeptical about the ascription, but it is beyond my
expertise address the problems at all. Again, I would love to hear of
what conclusions more knowledgeable people than I would conclude.
At a different museum in Louisville, the Speed Museum, is the "English
Room," with a reconstruction of a 17th century room from a home in
Devon. For those in the Louisville area and with time, that is also
worth a visit. I have photos from that also, but it will take a while
before I can put them online. Class preparations take priority.
I know some discussion of this is going on at the Sidney-Spenser list.
I'm on more lists than I can keep up with, so can the discussion be
viewed online (as the Shaksper list can be)?
Jack Heller
Can someone answer his question about seeing messages on this list? I'm
swamped -- not time to copy back and forth. Andrew?
Germaine
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