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The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry

The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry

By: R. Ewart Oakeshott

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Premodern weapons of war receive a tremendously detailed and thorough accounting in this volume — the work of a noted authority on medieval arms in Europe. Covering a period of 30 centuries, the study, like a richly woven tapestry, vividly describes the development of arms and armor — beginning with the weapons of the prehistoric Bronze and Iron Ages, through the breakup of the Roman Empire and the great folk-migrations of the period; the age of the Vikings; and finally, the Age of Chivalry.
Relying on evidence of arms found in bogs, tombs, rivers, excavations, and other sites as well as on contemporary art and literature, the author describes in detail an awesome array of the weapons and accoutrements of war: swords, shields, spears, helmets, daggers, longbows, crossbows, axes, chain mail, plate armor, gauntlets, and much else.
Profusely illustrated with more than 170 of the author's own line drawings and 23 plates depicting many rare and beautiful weapons, this meticulously researched volume will be an indispensable resource for military historians, archaeologists, students of arms and armor, and anyone interested in the weaponry of old.

Reprint of the Lutterworth Press, London, 1960 edition.
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ISBN 100486292886
ISBN 139780486292885
Author/EditorR. Ewart Oakeshott
FormatBook
Page Count400
Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 1/2

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