Artillery in the era of the Crusades : siege warfare and the development of trebuchet technology / edited by Michael S. Fulton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fulton, Michael S.

Series:

History of Warfare 122.

History of warfare ; v. 122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catapult.

Siege artillery--History--To 1500.

Siege artillery.

Siege warfare--History--To 1500.

Siege warfare.

Crusades.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 512 pages).

Other Title:

Siege warfare and the development of trebuchet technology

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

Artillery in the Era of the Crusades provides a detailed examination of the use of mechanical artillery in the Levant through the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Rather than focus on a selection of sensational anecdotes, Michael S. Fulton explores the full scope of the available literary and archaeological evidence, reinterpreting the development of trebuchet technology and the ways in which it was used during this period. Among the arguments put forward, Fulton challenges the popular perception that the invention of the counterweight trebuchet was responsible for the dramatic transformation in the design of fortifications around the start of the thirteenth century.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 Background

2 Mechanics

3 First Crusade

4 Twelfth Century

5 Third Crusade

6 Ayyubid Period

7 Mamluk Period

Plates

8 Influence of Offensive Artillery

9 Influence of Defensive Artillery

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Mentions of Artillery

Appendix 2: Images and Technical Treatises

Appendix 3: Mathematical Scenarios

Appendix 4: Reconstructed Engines

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-37692-5

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004376922 DOI