Armour and Weapons - Couverture souple

Ffoulkes, Charles John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 098128860X ISBN 13 : 9780981288604

Editeur : RNU Press, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Charles Ffoulkes

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Writers on Arms and Armour have approached the subject from many points of view, but, as all students know, their works are generally so large in size, or, what is more essential, in price, that for many who do not have access to large libraries it is impossible to learn much that is required. Then again, the papers of the Proceedings of the various Antiquarian and Archaeological Societies are in all cases very scattered and, in some cases, unattainable, owing to their being out of print. Many writers on the subject have confined themselves to documentary evidence, while others have only written about such examples as have been spared by time and rust. These latter, it may be noted, are, in almost all cases, such as the brasses and effigies in our churches, quite exceptional, representing as they do the defences and weapons of the richer classes. What the ordinary man wore, how he wore it, and how it was made are all questions worthy of attention. The works of our greatest romancers have so little regarded the development of armour, and even to-day such anachronisms are seen in pictures and books, that though many comfortable and picturesque notions may be disturbed by the actual truth, yet the actual truth will be found to be no less interesting than fiction. A handy work, not excessive in size or price, and giving really correct information, seems therefore to be needed and should be popular. Such a work is this which Mr. ffoulkes has undertaken, and if we recognize what an immense amount of information has to be condensed within the limits of a handbook, I think we shall fully appreciate his endeavours to give an appetite for larger feasts. DILLON. Tower of London Armouries.

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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: RNU Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 098128860X
• ISBN 13: 9780981288604
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 114