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Autore |
Waldman John |
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Titolo |
Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman |
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ISBN |
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1-280-86815-5 |
9786610868155 |
1-4294-5314-1 |
90-474-0757-1 |
1-4337-0520-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Collana |
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History of warfare, , 1385-7827 ; ; v. 31 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Polearms - Europe - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of Illustrations; Foreword by Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One. General Background and Forerunners; Chapter Two. Halberds; Chapter Three. Extant Examples of Halberds; Chapter Four. Different Styles in Simultaneous Use; Chapter Five. Fastenings, Poles, and Finishing Procedures; Chapter Six. The Use of Halberds; Chapter Seven. Halberds: Details of Rapid Identification; Chapter Eight. Glaives; Chapter Nine. Bills; Chapter Ten. Partizans; Chapter Eleven. The Morgenstern Group; Chapter Twelve. Ahlspiesse; Chapter Thirteen. Axes and Axe Derivatives |
Chapter Fourteen. The Guisarme and the BardicheChapter Fifteen. The Brandistocco, Corseke, and Related Weapons; Chapter Sixteen. Vouge and Couteau de Brè€che; Chapter Seventeen. The Military Scythe; Chapter Eighteen. The Jedburgh Staff and Lochaber Axe; Chapter Nineteen. The Doloir; Chapter Twenty. Conservation and Restoration of Polearms; Chapter Twenty-One. The Marketplace; Postscript; List of Marks; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This archival source document of the Middle Ages and Renaissance describes the development, manufacture and use of European staff weapons and provides new information using existing objects and |
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