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The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry Paperback - 1996

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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.

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Title The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry
Author R. Ewart Oakeshott
Binding Paperback
Pages 400
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Dover Publications, New York
Publication date 1996-10-18
Features Bibliography
ISBN 9780486292885 / 0486292886
Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
Dimensions 8.43 x 5.41 x 0.73 in (21.41 x 13.74 x 1.85 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
Category History - Military / War
Library of Congress subjects Armor, Medieval - History, Military history, Medieval
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96008921
Dewey Decimal Code 623.441