Kristen Brooke Neuschel

Living by the Sword

Weapons and Material Culture in France and Britain, 600-1600

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This book analyzes the way swords were collected, used, shared, and valued by warrior elites in France and Britain for over 1,000 years, from ca 500 to 1600"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781501753336
• ISBN-10: 1501753339
• Artikelnr.: 60994223

Autorenporträt

Kristen B. Neuschel

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: What Do Swords Mean?
1. Swords and Oral Culture in the Early Middle Ages
2. Swords and Chivalric Culture in the High Middle Ages
3. Swords, Clothing, and Armor in the Late Middle Ages
4. Swords and Documents in the Sixteenth Century
Conclusion