The Sword In The Age Of Chivalry

Author : Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 9780851157153
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sword in the Age of Chivalry written by Ewart Oakeshott and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Resplendent image of the medieval knight is concentrated in the symbolism of his sword. The straight, two-edged, cross-hilted knightly sword of the European middle ages was an object of vital importance, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in that complex social code. Ewart Oakeshott draws on his extensive research and expert eye (and hand, for he has a special sense for the feel of a sword) to develop a typology for and recount the history of the sword, from the knightly successors of the Viking weapon to the emergence of the Renaissance sword - that is, roughly from 1050 to 1550. Within this time-span, two distinct groups of swords successively evolved. Problems of dating are acute, and evidence is adduced from literature and art as well as from archaeology, for a sword (or some parts of a sword) could have been in use several generations after it first saw battle. To deal with such overlap, Ewart Oakeshott develops, refines and illustrates a detailed typology of swords which takes in entire swords, pommel-forms, cross-guards, and the grip and scabbard.

Author : Ronald E. Oakeshott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sword in the Age of Chivalry written by Ronald E. Oakeshott and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald Ewart Oakeshott
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
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Download or read book The Sword in the Age of Chivalry written by Ronald Ewart Oakeshott and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
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Download or read book The Sword in the Age of Chivalry ... With Drawings by the Author written by R. Ewart Oakeshott and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486292885
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Weapons written by R. Ewart Oakeshott and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British arthority on medieval weapons surveys European arms and armor from the Bronze Age to the time of triumph of gunpowder.

Author : R. Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Knight and His Weapons written by R. Ewart Oakeshott and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take an engaging journey back in time, when battles were fought with swords, lances, maces, and an array of well-crafted devices that could be elegant and ornate, brutal and efficient, or both. This accessible, lively, and informative book explores many facets of the medieval world of weaponry. Did you know, for instance, that in the fifteenth century "fight books" with drawings guided knights in the proper use of weapons? That the average medieval warrior became a full-fledged fighter by the time he was fifteen years old? Or that armor made by a master could, by modern standards, cost the price of a Rolls Royce?

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Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 1843830892
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swords of the Viking Age written by and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title surveys some 60 examples of swords made and used in northern Europe during the Viking Age, from the mid 8th to the mid-11th century. It contains an illustrated overview of blade types and construction, pattern-welding, inscriptions and handle forms and Jan Petersen's classification.

Author : Thomas Bulfinch
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Age of Chivalry (illustrated Edition) written by Thomas Bulfinch and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The resplendent image of the medieval knight is symbolised by his sword, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in that complex social code. Ewart Oakeshott draws on his extensive research to recount the history of the sword from the knightly successors of the Viking weapon to the emergence of the Renaissance sword - roughly from 1050 to 1550. Evidence for dating is adduced from literature and art as well as from archaeology, and a detailed chronological typology of swords is developed, based on entire swords, pommel-forms, cross-guards, and the grip and scabbard. With clear illustrations and invaluable photographic plates The Sword in the Age of Chivalry offers first-class reference material for all weapons enthusiasts. The late EWART OAKESHOTT was an authority on the arms and armour of medieval Europe. His other books include Records of the Medieval Sword and The Archaeology of Weapons.

Author : Ewart Oakeshott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780851155661
Total Pages : 236 pages
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Download or read book Records of the Medieval Sword written by Ewart Oakeshott and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive and thorough study of the origins, development and usage of the glamorous two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, with a complete typology. Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, this book presents a selection from a very large body of photographs and research and gives a full and detailed record of the swords of that turbulent time.

Author : Thomas Bulfinch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Age of Chivalry written by Thomas Bulfinch and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The resplendent image of the medieval knight is symbolised by his sword, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in that complex social code. Ewart Oakeshott draws on his extensive research to recount the history of the sword from the knightly successors of the Viking weapon to the emergence of the Renaissance sword - roughly from 1050 to 1550. Evidence for dating is adduced from literature and art as well as from archaeology, and a detailed chronological typology of swords is developed, based on entire swords, pommel-forms, cross-guards, and the grip and scabbard. With clear illustrations and invaluable photographic plates The Sword in the Age of Chivalry offers first-class reference material for all weapons enthusiasts.The late EWART OAKESHOTT was an authority on the arms and armour of medieval Europe. His other books include Records of the Medieval Sword and The Archaeology of Weapons."