scoby-dew
scoby-dew t1_j0w0wdp wrote
Reply to Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang
Since armor and the associated garments were almost all custom-made, I've often wondered how many medieval armorers and tailors were actually creating orthopedic devices through trial and error.
scoby-dew t1_j0z3plt wrote
Reply to comment by Ball-of-Yarn in Secrets of the Dead: Resurrecting Richard III (2014) Recreating Richard's training and armour with a modern day person with the same condition to see if he could have been a fearsome warrior, despite the curvature of his spine. An excellent companion to the recent movie, The Lost King. [00:55:39] by Chris_in_Lijiang
Exactly my thinking. They also probably had extremely blunt patient/customer feedback to aid in their development process.