Arms and armour of late medieval Europe / Robert C. Woosnam-Savage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woosnam-Savage, Robert C., author.

Series:

Arms and armour series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds (England).

Royal Armouries (Great Britain).

Weapons--Europe--History--To 1500.

Weapons.

Armor, Medieval.

History.

Europe.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Royal Armouries Museum, [2017]

Summary:

The idea of late medieval arms and armour often conjures up images of lumbering warriors, clad in heavy plate armour, hacking away at with each other with enormous weapons - depictions perpetuated in both bad literature and bad movies. In this book, internationally-renowned edged weapons expert Robert Woosnam-Savage describes the brutal reality of personal protection and attack in the so-called àge of chivalry'. From Bannockburn to Bosworth, Poitiers to Pavia, this book is an indispensable introduction to an iconic era.

Contents:

Making and wearing arms and armour. What is armour?

Belts & buckles , sheaths & straps

The weight of arms and armour

The cost of arms and armour

Marks on arms and armour

Armour production centres of medieval Europe

Decoration of arms and armour

'How a man schall be armyd..."

Armour for horses and other animals

Arms and armour for hunting

Arms and armour for the tournament

The fourteenth century. Armour

Edged weapons and crossbows

Firearms

Arms and armour of the medieval hero

The fifteenth century. Armour

European arms and armour in the Americas (1492-1500)

The effectiveness of late medieval arms and armous

Where to see late medieval arms and armour.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780948092770

0948092777

OCLC:

1007578740