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Title: A Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour
Condition: New
Author: Anne Pedersen
Contributor: Anne Pedersen (Contributions by), Claude Gaier (Contributions by), Michael Gorelik (Contributions by), Alan Williams (Contributions by), David Nicolle (Edited by), Marco Morin (Contributions by), Andrea Babuin (Contributions by), Shihab al-Sarraf (Contributions by), Jon Coulston (Contributions by), John F. Haldon (Contributions by), Helmut Nickel (Contributions by), David Nicolle (Contributions by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0851158722
EAN: 9780851158723
ISBN: 9780851158723
Publisher: The Boydell Press
Genre: History
Topic: Law & Politics, Technology & Engineering
Release Date: 09/26/2002
Description: The primary focus of this book is on the arms and armour of Europe, but also included are neighbouring cultures where these had a direct influence on developments and changes within Europe, from late Roman cavalry armour, Byzantium and the East, to the influence of the Golden Horde.A Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour covers the entire period from the fifth to the fifteenth century, a thousand years which saw huge changes in military technology in most of the world's major civilisations. Arms and armour in Europe are the principal focus of the studies, but those of neighbouring civilisations, including the Byzantine Empire, eastern Europe, the steppes and the Islamic world, are also investigated, both for the impact upon them of European technological developments, and for their influence upon developments within western Europe. Arms and armour in Europe developed dramatically during the thousand years from the fifth to the fifteenth century. During this broad sweep of time civilisations rose and fell and population movements swept from east to west, bringing in their wake advances and modifications absorbed and expanded by indigenous populations. So although the primary focus of this book is on the arms and armour of Europe, it also includes neighbouring cultures where these had a direct influence on developments and changes within Europe, from late Roman cavalry armour, Byzantium and the Eastto the influence of the Golden Horde. A truly impressive band of specialists cover issues ranging from the migrations to the first firearms, divided into three sections: From the Fall of Rome to the Eleventh Century, Emergence ofA European Tradition in the High Middle Ages, and New Influences and New Challenges of the Late Middle Ages; throughout there is particular emphasis on the social and technological aspects of medieval military affairs.Contributors: ANDREA BABUIN, JON COULSTON, TIM DAWSON, CLAUDE GAIER, MICHAEL GORELIK, JOHN HALDON, MARCO MORIN, HELMUT NICKEL, DAVID NICOLLE, EWART OAKESHOTT, ANNE PEDERSON, SHIHAB AL-SARRAF, ALAN WILLIAMS.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 244mm
Item Length: 172mm
Item Weight: 1g
Release Year: 2002

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