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Product Identifiers
PublisherDufour Editions, Incorporated
ISBN-100802312993
ISBN-139780802312990
eBay Product ID (ePID)439655
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleKnight and His Weapons
Number of Pages124 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Weapons, Military / General, Europe / General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year1998
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorEwart Oakeshott
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-036071
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal399
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisTake an engaging journey back in time, when battles were fought with swords, lances, maces, and an array of well-crafted devices that could be elegant and ornate, brutal and efficient, or both. This accessible, lively, and informative book explores many facets of the medieval world of weaponry. Did you know, for instance, that in the fifteenth century "fight books" with drawings guided knights in the proper use of weapons? That the average medieval warrior became a full-fledged fighter by the time he was fifteen years old? Or that armor made by a master could, by modern standards, cost the price of a Rolls Royce?, Take an engaging journey back in time, when battles were fought with swords, lances, maces, and an array of well-crafted devices that could be elegant and ornate, brutal and efficient, or both. This accessible, lively, and informative book explores m
LC Classification NumberU810.O1724 1997
