Arms and Armour of Late Medieval Europe
$31.48
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2017
Summary
The idea of late medieval arms and armour often conjures up images of lumbering warriors, clad in heavy plate armour, hacking away at with each other with enormous weapons - depictions perpetuated in both bad literature and bad movies. In this book, internationally-renowned edged weapons expert Robert Woosnam-Savage describes the brutal reality of personal protection and attack in the so-called `age of chivalry’. From Bannockburn to Bosworth, Poitiers to Pavia, this book is an indispensable i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780948092770 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0948092777 |
| Author: | Robert C. Woosnam-Savage |
| Publisher: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Imprint: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 229mm x 170mm |
| Series: | Arms and Armour Series |
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About The Author
Robert C. Woosnam-Savage
Robert Woosnam-Savage is Curator of Armour and Edged Weapons at the Royal Armouries. He has curated a number of major exhibitions, published widely on arms and armour, and was the historical consultant on a number of movies including Rob Roy (1995), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and Robin Hood (2010). He was also the Project Weapons Expert for the University of Leicester ‘Search for Richard III’ Archaeological Team which studied the skeleton of Richard III (‘the king under the car park’).
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