Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
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Waldman John
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| Titolo: |
Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
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| Pubblicazione: | Boston, : Brill, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 623.4/41 |
| Soggetto topico: | Polearms - Europe - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-217) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Brèche; 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 archival material. Their effect on the modern map of Europe is discussed. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe |
| ISBN: | 1-280-86815-5 |
| 9786610868155 | |
| 1-4294-5314-1 | |
| 90-474-0757-1 | |
| 1-4337-0520-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451426403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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History of warfare ; ; v. 31.