"This book analyzes the way swords were collected, used, shared, and valued by warrior elites in France and Britain for over 1,000 years, from ca500 to 1600"--
This text sharpens the readers' knowledge of swords as it traverses through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history. The book reveals that warrior culture, with the sword as its ultimate symbol, was deeply rooted in ritual long before the introduction of gunpowde…
Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history. Living by the Sword reveals that warrior culture, with the sword as its ultimate symbol, was deeply rooted in ritual long before the introd…
"This book analyzes the way swords were collected, used, shared, and valued by warrior elites in France and Britain for over 1,000 years, from ca 500 to 1600"--
"This book analyzes the way swords were collected, used, shared, and valued by warrior elites in France and Britain for over 1,000 years, from ca 500 to 1600"--
"Accompanied by vivid colour illustrations, The Samurai offers a complete, concise account of samurai history and culture"--Page [4] of cover.
"Accompanied by vivid colour illustrations, The Samurai offers a complete, concise account of samurai history and culture"--Page 4 of cover.
One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however, occasional treatises do exis…
One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however, occasional treatises do exis…