Living by the Sword : : Weapons and Material Culture in France and Britain, 600-1600 / / Kristen Brooke Neuschel.
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 introduction of gunpowder w...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 18 b&w halftones, 4 color plates |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Note on Translations and Spelling
- Introduction: What Do Swords Mean?
- 1. Swords and Oral Culture in the Early Middle Ages
- 2. Swords and Chivalric Culture in the High Middle Ages
- 3. Swords, Clothing, and Armor in the Late Middle Ages
- 4. Swords and Documents in the Sixteenth Century
- Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index