British Iron Age Swords And Scabbards - Couverture rigide

Stead, I. M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0714123234 ISBN 13 : 9780714123233

Editeur : British Museum Press, 2006

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

British Iron Age swords and scabbards are here catalogued in detail for the first time. They are grouped on the basis of typologies of components and are discussed with special reference to their decoration, context and chronology. Artefact studies have been neglected for many years, and this subject was last tackled in a paper published in 1950. Since then, the material available for study has tripled, from 93 to 274 items, and new archaeological discoveries include several elaborately decorated scabbards. Illustrations include 71 full pages of line drawings, while additional contributions examine the technology of some of the swords and provide a discussion of their enamelled decoration. Contents: Introduction; Typology and terminology; Group A: Swords of medium length and scabbards with open chape ends; Group B: Swords of medium length and scabbards with closed chape ends; Group C: Long swords and scabbards with campanulate mouths; Group D: Long swords and scabbards with straight mouths; Group E: Earlier swords and scabbards in the north; Group F: Later swords and scabbards in the north; Group G: Short swords in the south and the north; Group H: Swords and scabbards of mixed traditions; Discussion; Appendices; The technology of some of the swords; Weapons and fittings with enamelled decoration; The Isleworth sword: a note on the brass foils; A technical report on the Orton Meadows scabbard; The scientific examination of the Asby Scar sword and scabbard; The extraction of swords from their scabbards; Catalogue; Bibliography.

Revue de presse :

a volume that combines erudition with readability.' --Current Archaeology

British Iron Age swords and scabbards are catalogued in painstaking detail for the first time in this definitive reference book on the subject,' --Treasure Hunting

full of information, succinctly and clearly written, and neatly produced.' --British Archaeology

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: British Museum Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0714123234
• ISBN 13: 9780714123233
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304