Download or read book Meyrick s Medieval Knights and Armour written by Samuel Rush Meyrick and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captivated by military antiquities, English scholar Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783–1848) pursued a lifelong passion for studying and collecting medieval armory. The results of his work are a continual source of learning and fascination for weapons buffs and anyone interested in the medieval period. Brimming with over seventy full-color illuminated engravings from Meyrick's original 1842 survey of weaponry from the Middle Ages, here is a stunning historical showcase of European armor spanning the ninth to fifteenth centuries. From Richard the Lionheart in full battle regalia to the equipage of numerous anonymous knights, Meyrick presents a splendid panorama of medieval paladins and their weapons. Since earliest times, man has fashioned items for personal defense—shields, swords, crossbows, helmets, ornate suits of body armor for knights and their steeds, and much more. Meyrick's Medieval Knights and Armour chronicles the military regalia of the Middle Ages in all its forms, and when applicable, highlights its connection with mythology, religion, the arts, civil polity, and entertainment in ancient, as well as modern, times.
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Download or read book Full Color Knights and Armour CD ROM and Book written by Samuel Rush Meyrick and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2007-09-26 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with 98 full-color illuminated engravings, here is an arresting survey of weaponry spanning the 9th to 15th centuries. Crisply detailed depictions of shields, swords, crossbows, helmets, lances, body armor for knights and their steeds, and more are royalty-free and ready to use in art, craft, and design projects.
Download or read book Knight s Cyclopaedia of the Industry of All Nations 1851 written by Charles Knight (Publisher.) and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Chaucer for children selected from the Canterbury tales and minor poems with a metrical version in mod Engl by mrs H R Haweis written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Little Wars and Floor Games written by H. G. Wells and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ironically enough, one of the twentieth century's leading pacifists wrote Little Wars, a book that has entertained and enlightened war buffs for the past hundred years. H. G. Wells, the great science-fiction pioneer, turned his attention from tales of time travel and alien invasions to write the first classic book of war games. His simulations of past battles and hypothetical future clashes allow readers to test their tactical and strategic skills and attempt to rewrite history. The companion piece, Floor Games, offers a more lighthearted look at war games. Based on the playful battles Wells waged with his sons, the narrative describes how creative play with miniature figures can transform an ordinary room into a magical world. The book has since been hailed as an inspiration for the development of a nonverbal psychotherapeutic method employed in the treatment of adults and children. Both Little Wars and Floor Games feature winsome illustrations by J. R. Sinclair that enhance their antique charm.
Download or read book The History of Chivalry and Armour written by F. Kottenkamp and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his earliest years and throughout his training as squire, a young knight was rigorously instructed in the use of arms. Competing in tournaments honed the skills of knights and squires alike, and provided a keen development of military prowess beyond the dangers of the battlefield. As improvements in defensive armour and weaponry were made, the elaborate decoration of arms also flourished. The trials and jousts of the tournament became more than just a stage for combat as the weaponry itself evolved into a stunning art form. A visual and literary feast, The History of Chivalry and Armour is a study of medieval knights in all their grandeur, fully displaying their instruments of siege, ornaments, and entertainments. Reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century masterpiece, here are the origins, codes, and practices of knighthood, alongside magnificent hand-colored engravings of armour, weapons, and the men who bore them. Enjoy breathtaking shields, helmets, and horse coverings. Revel in meticulously rendered lances, spears, and spiked clubs, as well as incredibly engineered mobile siege towers and muskets. The richly decorated equipment used in warfare and jousting shine brightly in this treasury, accompanied by authentic literature from poets and troubadors of the age.
Download or read book Game of Thrones and the Medieval Art of War written by Ken Mondschein and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels and HBO's Game of Thrones series depict a medieval world at war. But how accurate are they? The author, an historian and medieval martial arts expert, examines in detail how authentically Martin's fictional world reflects the arms and armor, fighting techniques and siege warfare of the Middle Ages. Along the way, he explores the concept of "medievalism"--modern pop culture's idea of the Middle Ages.
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Download or read book Costume in England written by Frederick William Fairholt and published by London : G. Bell & Sons. This book was released on 1885 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It written by Dorothy Hartley and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-12-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique reference classifies the clothes and accessories of the 12th through the 15th centuries along social lines. Garments of every type, from the wardrobes of peasants and nobility, appear in over 200 period illustrations and patterns. Helpful advice covers: choosing fabrics, placement of seams, draping and folding garments, more. 203 black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book Surviving Examples of Early Plate Armour 1300 1430 written by Douglas Strong and published by Freelance Academy Press. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourteenth century witnessed a late medieval arms race; an era that began with knightly combatants armed in mail - and ended with them dressed head-to-toe in the complete plate armour that is commonly associated with knights. Although well documented in art and effigies, only a very few examples of this early plate armour survive. In this first-of-its-kind series, Douglas Strong brings together three decades of research to offer a lavishly illustrated catalog of these surviving pieces with a detailed record of their provenance, characteristics, construction details, and current whereabouts. Filled with color and black-white photos, line-drawings, this 8.5 x 11 hardback is a piece of artwork in its own right. VOLUME I focuses on the bascinet, the ubiquitous helmet of the period. Developing out of a small skull-cap worn beneath the great helm, it quickly evolved into a complete head defense of its own, becoming the helmet that defines the knightly harness of the second half of the fourteenth century that survived in common usage into the early decades of the fifteenth century. Organizing the surviving examples into broad, morphological categories for both helmets and visors, Douglas Strong not only creates a catalog of surviving pieces, but presents a basic typology, the first of its kind, into which future discoveries can be fit.
