Warfare in medieval manuscripts / Pamela Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Pamela (Pamela J.), author.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Standardized Title:

Medieval warfare in manuscripts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--History--Medieval, 500-1500.

Military art and science.

History.

Military art and science in art.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

Military art and science--Medieval.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

127 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : British Library, 2018.

Summary:

"The ways of war in the Middle Ages never cease to fascinate. There is a glamour associated with knights in shining armour, colourful tournaments and heroic deeds which appeals to the modern imagination. Because medieval warfare had its colourful side it is easy to overlook the face that war was a very serious business in an age when brute force was the recognised way of settling a quarrel, and conflict formed a normal way of life at every level of society. This book illustrates the art of war with dozens of medieval images from books and manuscripts, and reveals a wealth of social and military background on heraldry, armour, knights and chivalry, castles, sieges, and the arrival of gunpowder. This new edition is completely revised with a selection of new illustrations from the British Library's medieval manuscripts."--Dust jacket.

Notes:

"First published in 2000"--Title page verso.

Originally published with title: Medieval warfare in manuscripts.

Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780712356053

0712356053

OCLC:

1000049688

Publisher Number:

99980882382