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European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution
ISBN: 9781843837206 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author chooses as his starting-point the invasion of Italy by France in 1494, which sowed the dragon's teeth of all the successive European wars; the French invasion was to accelerate the trend towards new armaments and new methods of warfare. The author describes the development of the handgun and the pike, the use and style of staff-weapons, mace and axe and war-hammer, dagger and dirk and...
A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to t...
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The Sword in the Age of Chivalry
ISBN: 9780851157153 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) 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...
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 so...
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Records of the Medieval Sword
ISBN: 9780851155661 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages are contained in this classic study. Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, Ewart Oakeshott emphasises the original purpose of the sword as an intensely intimate accessory of great significance and mystique. There are over 400 photographs and drawings, each fully annotated and described in detail, supported by a long introductory chapter with diagrams of the typological framework first presented in The Archaeology of Weapons and further...
Forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages are contained in t...
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A Knight and His Castle
ISBN: 9780802312945 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Second edition. From the author's famous life of a medieval knight series, this book provides a lively and informative history of the castle, its design, building, defense, as well as its armoury, daily life, and the training of knights
Second edition. From the author's famous life of a medieval knight series, this book provides a lively and informative history of the castle, its desi...
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A Knight in Battle
ISBN: 9780802313225 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry
ISBN: 9780851157382 / Angielski / Miękka / 1960 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In The Archaeology of Weapons, Ewart Oakeshott traces the development of European arms in logical sequence, showing how changes were wrought by the use of new materials and the ever-shifting demands of war and fashion. This history begins nearly two hundred years before the Christian era, covering among other subjects the charioteers of the Near East, the Roman attitude to arms and the Bronze Age weapons of Europe. The core of the book, however, is the middle ages: a general survey of the institution of chivalry, an understanding of which is vital to the appreciation of all the arms of the...
In The Archaeology of Weapons, Ewart Oakeshott traces the development of European arms in logical sequence, showing how changes were wrought by the us...
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A Knight and His Horse
ISBN: 9780802312976 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Explore a fascinating dimension of medieval life in this engaging account of knights and their horses. Oakeshott reveals how war tactics changed because of the swift terror of fighting on horseback instead of on foot. The author brings us into the world of jousts and spear-play, where a horse's strength, speed, and resiliency were absolutely essential. To engage in such exciting, dangerous activities, a "knight's horse had to have nerves of steel and a steadfast heart". Oakeshott dispels myths about the so-called ponderous horse of medieval times. He tells how horses were bred and trained for...
Explore a fascinating dimension of medieval life in this engaging account of knights and their horses. Oakeshott reveals how war tactics changed becau...
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A Knight and His Armor
ISBN: 9780802313294 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Now back in print and in paperback, this is another in the famous Knight series by the renowned medieval historian Ewart Oakeshott. Explore another fascinating dimension of medieval warfare in this engaging account of knights and their various kinds of armor.
Oakeshott focuses on the armor of the later Middle Ages, from 1100 to 1500, He examines how armor developed, how craftsmen made the important garments of mail and plate, and he looks in detail at the different kinds of helmets and which were the best. He also looks at the other important aspects of a knight's armor, such as the helm,... Now back in print and in paperback, this is another in the famous Knight series by the renowned medieval historian Ewart Oakeshott. Explore another fa...
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A Knight and His Weapons
ISBN: 9780802312990 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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