The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle
| The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle |
| Autore | Gurstelle William |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Soggetto topico |
Catapult - History
Ballista - History Catapult - Design and construction Ballista - Design and construction |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-56976-677-0
1-55652-687-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Introduction: The Days Before Gunpowder; 1 Always Be Careful; 2 The Science of Siege; 3 Catapults Around the World; 4 Shooting Snakes in a Barrel-The Catapults ofAlexander the Great; 5 A Black Flag Flies over Acre-Saladin, Richard,and the Third Crusade; 6 Cabulus, the Great Horse Trebuchet; 7 John Crabbe-Tinkerer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy; 8 The Hammer of the Scots; 9 The Sun Sets on Catapult Warfare; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451195103321 |
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| Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004 | ||
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The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle
| The art of the catapult [[electronic resource] ] : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / / William Gurstelle |
| Autore | Gurstelle William |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Soggetto topico |
Catapult - History
Ballista - History Catapult - Design and construction Ballista - Design and construction |
| ISBN |
1-56976-677-0
1-55652-687-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Introduction: The Days Before Gunpowder; 1 Always Be Careful; 2 The Science of Siege; 3 Catapults Around the World; 4 Shooting Snakes in a Barrel-The Catapults ofAlexander the Great; 5 A Black Flag Flies over Acre-Saladin, Richard,and the Third Crusade; 6 Cabulus, the Great Horse Trebuchet; 7 John Crabbe-Tinkerer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy; 8 The Hammer of the Scots; 9 The Sun Sets on Catapult Warfare; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784233603321 |
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| Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004 | ||
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Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky
| Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky |
| Autore | Csiky Gergely <1979-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (561 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Collana | East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages |
| Soggetto topico |
Polearms - Europe, Eastern - History
Swords - Europe, Eastern - History Avars - Antiquities |
| ISBN | 90-04-30454-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Polearms -- 3 Edged Weapons -- 4 Technology—Manufacturing Techniques -- 5 Chronology—Continuity and Discontinuity -- 6 Origins and Cultural Contacts -- 7 Armament and Society -- 8 Armament and Cavalry Warfare in the Aver-age Carpathian Basin -- 9 General Conclusions -- References -- Maps -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797675903321 |
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015] | ||
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Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky
| Avar-age polearms and edged weapons : classification, typology, chronology and technology / / by Gergely Csiky |
| Autore | Csiky Gergely <1979-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (561 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Collana | East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages |
| Soggetto topico |
Polearms - Europe, Eastern - History
Swords - Europe, Eastern - History Avars - Antiquities |
| ISBN | 90-04-30454-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Polearms -- 3 Edged Weapons -- 4 Technology—Manufacturing Techniques -- 5 Chronology—Continuity and Discontinuity -- 6 Origins and Cultural Contacts -- 7 Armament and Society -- 8 Armament and Cavalry Warfare in the Aver-age Carpathian Basin -- 9 General Conclusions -- References -- Maps -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807302403321 |
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015] | ||
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Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
| Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman |
| Autore | Waldman John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Brill, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Collana | History of warfare |
| Soggetto topico | Polearms - Europe - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| 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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451426403321 |
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Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman
| Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 / / by John Waldman |
| Autore | Waldman John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Brill, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Collana | History of warfare |
| Soggetto topico | Polearms - Europe - History |
| 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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784190903321 |
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| Boston, : Brill, 2005 | ||
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Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones
| Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones |
| Autore | Jones David E. <1942-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Warfare
Indian weapons - North America Indian armor - North America Fortification - North America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-292-79882-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451910803321 |
Jones David E. <1942->
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Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones
| Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications [[electronic resource] /] / by David E. Jones |
| Autore | Jones David E. <1942-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Warfare
Indian weapons - North America Indian armor - North America Fortification - North America |
| ISBN | 0-292-79882-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. People of the Rivers -- 2. Standing Fights and Poison Arrows -- 3. The Horse Warriors -- 4. The Castle Builders -- 5. The Importance of Influential Neighbors -- 6. Warriors with Glittering Shields -- 7. Land of the Cold Snow Forests -- 8. The Salmon Kings -- 9. The Strongbows -- 10. Home of the North Wind -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777696003321 |
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| Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004 | ||
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Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications / / by David E. Jones
| Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications / / by David E. Jones |
| Autore | Jones David E. <1942-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Warfare
Indian weapons - North America Indian armor - North America Fortification - North America |
| ISBN |
9780292798823
0292798822 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. People of the Rivers -- 2. Standing Fights and Poison Arrows -- 3. The Horse Warriors -- 4. The Castle Builders -- 5. The Importance of Influential Neighbors -- 6. Warriors with Glittering Shields -- 7. Land of the Cold Snow Forests -- 8. The Salmon Kings -- 9. The Strongbows -- 10. Home of the North Wind -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910961844203321 |
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| Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004 | ||
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A projectile point guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley [[electronic resource] /] / Robert F. Boszhardt
| A projectile point guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley [[electronic resource] /] / Robert F. Boszhardt |
| Autore | Boszhardt Robert F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (105 p.) |
| Disciplina |
623.4/41
623.441 |
| Collana | A Bur Oak guide |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Implements - Mississippi River Valley
Indians of North America - Mississippi River Valley - Antiquities Projectile points - Mississippi River Valley |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-58729-441-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; Site Recording Form; Point Features and Terminology; Early Paleo Fluted spear points; Clovis; Folsom/Midland; Eastern Fluted (Gainey); Late Paleo Lanceolate points; Plainview; Agate Basin; Hell Gap; Frederick/Allen/Browns Valley; Eden/Scottsbluff; Dalton/Quad; Hi-Lo/Price Stemmed/Chesro; Early Archaic Stemmed and Corner-notched Points; Hardin Barbed; Thebes; St. Charles; Kessell Side-Notched; Kirk Corner-Notched; Middle Archaic Stemmed and side-notched Points; Matanzas; Raddatz Side-Notched/Osceola; Late Archaic Stemmed and corner-notched Points
Preston Corner-NotchedDurst Stemmed; Early Woodland Stemmed Points; Kramer; Waubesa Contracting Stem/Dickson Broad Blade; Middle Woodland Broad Corner-notched Points; Snyders Corner-Notched/Manker Corner-Notched; Steuben Expanded Stemmed/McCoy Corner-Notched/Monona Stemmed; Late Prehistoric Woodland and Oneota arrowheads; Honey Creek Corner-Notched; Cahokia/Grant Side-Notched; Madison Triangular; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450805503321 |
Boszhardt Robert F
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| Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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