Skillfully reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century masterpiece, this collection features over 180 hand-colored engravings of medieval knights in all their grandeur. Vivid, authentic renderings depict the elaborately decorated equipment of warfare and jousting. Images include lances and spears, mobi... read more
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Product Description:
Skillfully reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century masterpiece, this collection features over 180 hand-colored engravings of medieval knights in all their grandeur. Vivid, authentic renderings depict the elaborately decorated equipment of warfare and jousting. Images include lances and spears, mobile siege towers, and muskets and spiked clubs, in addition to armor, helmets, and shields.
Dover original selection from The History of Chivalry and Ancient Armour, Willis and Sotheran, London, 1857.
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Includes 181 royalty-free images scanned at 300 dpi and saved in both 72-dpi Internet-ready and 300-dpi high-resolution JPEG formats.
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