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Old 01-05-2017, 03:21 PM   #22
Fred Brackin
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Default Re: Trouble with Armor and Worldbuilding

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Originally Posted by DanHoward View Post
That is a novel, not a historical document. Realistically he couldn't have done this without Gutenberg's knowledge and skillset.
Martin Padway could even have known what "linotype metal" was but whether or not that common available in Ancient Rome Is specialized knowledge.

I don't think de Camp mentioned it in that book he wrote afterward (Ancient Engineering?) and he'd done a lot of research that Martin Padway wouldn't have had the chance to do.
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