Medieval Arms and Armour: a Sourcebook. Volume I (eBook)

The Fourteenth Century

Ralph Moffat (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
352 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer Ltd (Verlag)
9781800104570 (ISBN)

Infos

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them."e;A substantial and impressive piece of scholarship, one that will serve scholars and enthusiasts of medieval arms and armour very well indeed"e;. Dr Robert W. Jones, Franklin and Marshall CollegeMedieval arms and armour are intrinsically fascinating. From the smoke and noise of the armourer's forge to the bloody violence of the battlefield or the silken panoply of the tournament, weapons and armour - and those who made and bore them - are woven into the fabric of medieval society. This sourcebook will aid anyone who seeks to develop a deeper understanding by introducing and presenting the primary sources in which these artefacts are first mentioned. Over a hundred original documents are transcribed and translated, including wills and inventories, craft statutes, chronicle accounts, and challenges to single combat. The book also includes an extensive glossary, lavishly illustrated with fifty-two images of extant armour and weapons from the period, and contemporary artistic depictions from illuminated manuscripts and other sources. This book will therefore be of interest to a wide audience, from the living history practitioner, crafter, and martial artist, to students of literature, military history, art, and material culture.

Inhalt

Preface
Using the Sourcebook
English Pronunciation
Towards a Working Vocabulary

Part I. Introduction to the Source-Types

1. Textual Source-Types
Note on Transcription and Translation
Types of Documents
Official Documents
Prose Sources
List of Documents

2. Material Source-Types
Armour and Weapons
Artwork

Part II. The Documents

Part III. Illustrated Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Armour and Weapons
• Reihe/Serie: Armour and Weapons
• Zusatzinfo: 49 colour, 3 b/w illus.
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 230 x 230 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Schlagworte: Archery • Armoury • axe • breastplate • Cannon • Chainmail • Charles VI • chivalry • craft • Crossbow • Crusades • Dagger • Edward II • Edward III • Europe • field guns • Gunpowder • Hauberk • helmet • hema • Henry of Lancaster • heraldry • joust • Knights • Lance • Living History • Longbow • mace • men-at-arms • Metallurgy • Robert the Bruce • shields • Siege engine • Sir Philipe de Mézières • Sir Roger Stanegrave • squires • swords • Tournament • war horses
• ISBN-13: 9781800104570 / 9781800104570