The pictorial history of the sword : a detailed account of the development of swords, sabres, spears and lances illustrated with over 230 photographs and artworks
Withers, Harvey J. S.2010
Books, Manuscripts
This title presents a detailed account of the development of swords. It includes information on Japanese, Chinese, African and Indian swords as well as covering in detail the development of the weapon in Western Europe
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Imprint:
London : Southwater, 2010
Collation:
96 pages : colour illustrations
Contents:
Design of the swordThe origins of edged weaponsBronze Age weaponsAncient Egyptian weaponsAncient Greek weaponsAncient Celtic weaponsAncient Roman weaponsSaxon weaponsViking weaponsMedieval weaponsMedieval polearmsMedieval and Renaissance joustsSwords of the Renaissance17th-and 18th-century swordsScottish Highlander swordsNapoleonic swordsThe American swordPost-Napoleonic swordsNaval swords and edged weaponsSwords of the two World WarsJapanese swords and polearmsChinese and Central Asian swordsAfrican swordsIndian swords
ISBN:
9781844768394 (paperback)
Dewey class:
623.441 PIC
Local class:
623.441
Language:
English
BRN:
19754
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 623.441 PIC | Available |