| Author: | Alfred Hutton | ISBN: | 9780486149721 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | October 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alfred Hutton |
| ISBN: | 9780486149721 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Publication: | October 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications |
| Language: | English |
Engrossing, carefully researched and illustrated survey spanning 5 centuries covers the development of the sword from its earliest forms, beginning with the Age of Chivalry. Lively contemporary accounts provide details on such weapons as the two-hand sword, the rapier and its auxiliaries, dagger and small sword, broadsword, duelling sword, and sabre. 48 black-and-white illustrations.
Engrossing, carefully researched and illustrated survey spanning 5 centuries covers the development of the sword from its earliest forms, beginning with the Age of Chivalry. Lively contemporary accounts provide details on such weapons as the two-hand sword, the rapier and its auxiliaries, dagger and small sword, broadsword, duelling sword, and sabre. 48 black-and-white illustrations.
