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This book represents the culmination of forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance.
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316 pages
- Release Date
2 January 1991
Summary
An extensive and thorough study of the origins, development and usage of the glamorous two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, with a complete typology. Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, this book presents a selection from a very large body of photographs and research and gives a full and detailed record of the swords of that turbulent time.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780851155661 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0851155669 |
| Series: | The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England |
| Author: | Ewart Oakeshott |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Boydell Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 316 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 2 January 1991 |
| Weight: | 1.14kg |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 219mm |
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About The Author
Ewart Oakeshott
Oakeshott is one of the world’s leading authorities on the arms and armour of medieval Europe.
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