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Royal Armouries Research Series
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The Medieval Tournament As Spectacle
Author: Alan V. Murray
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275421
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Fresh insights into the development of the tournament as an opportunity for social display.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275421
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Fresh insights into the development of the tournament as an opportunity for social display.
Islamic Arms and Armour
Author: Thom Richardson
Publisher: Royal Armouries
ISBN: 9780948092718
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Royal Armouries, arms and armour series"--Cover.
Publisher: Royal Armouries
ISBN: 9780948092718
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Royal Armouries, arms and armour series"--Cover.
Gunpowder Technology in the Fifteenth Century
Author: Axel Müller
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277319
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Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
The first full edition and English translation of the RA I.34 Firework Book. Produced from the early fifteenth century onwards, Firework Books are, broadly speaking, manuals on how to use gunpowder, witnessing a major development in warfare. Surviving in a corpus of some 65, each text has different content and components, but core elements are present throughout. An important example is a manuscript in the collection of the Royal Armouries (RA I.34), written in Early New High German, and (unlike many other manuscripts) still in what appears to be its original format and binding; it also, unusually, contains a number of illustrations. This volume provides the first full edition and English translation of the material, with a detailed analysis of its content and context. It positions the Firework Books at a crucial stage in the development of gunpowder artillery, offering an unparalleled insight into fifteenth-century gunpowder technology at a critical juncture of military and technological change at the end of the Middle Ages.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277319
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Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
The first full edition and English translation of the RA I.34 Firework Book. Produced from the early fifteenth century onwards, Firework Books are, broadly speaking, manuals on how to use gunpowder, witnessing a major development in warfare. Surviving in a corpus of some 65, each text has different content and components, but core elements are present throughout. An important example is a manuscript in the collection of the Royal Armouries (RA I.34), written in Early New High German, and (unlike many other manuscripts) still in what appears to be its original format and binding; it also, unusually, contains a number of illustrations. This volume provides the first full edition and English translation of the material, with a detailed analysis of its content and context. It positions the Firework Books at a crucial stage in the development of gunpowder artillery, offering an unparalleled insight into fifteenth-century gunpowder technology at a critical juncture of military and technological change at the end of the Middle Ages.
The Funeral Achievements of Henry V at Westminster Abbey
Author: Anne Curry
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277173
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Ground-breaking new studies of Henry V's chapel, tomb and funeral service have new revelations and insights into the time.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277173
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Ground-breaking new studies of Henry V's chapel, tomb and funeral service have new revelations and insights into the time.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Era of Assassination
Author: Lisa Traynor
Publisher: Talking Points
ISBN: 9780948092886
Category : Body armor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Few single events in history have carried such vast consequences as the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to World War I, a war whose aftermath continues to affect our world today, a century later. But could the assassination have been prevented? Lisa Traynor starts with a little-known fact: the Archduke had--but did not wear that day--a bulletproof vest. From there, she highlights the risks faced by all powerful figures in that period of unrest, charts the technological development of pistols in the era, and, finally, tests her findings on a replica of the Archduke's vest. Could it have stood up to a close-up shot from the Browning Model 1910 used by the assassin? Of such questions is history made.
Publisher: Talking Points
ISBN: 9780948092886
Category : Body armor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Few single events in history have carried such vast consequences as the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to World War I, a war whose aftermath continues to affect our world today, a century later. But could the assassination have been prevented? Lisa Traynor starts with a little-known fact: the Archduke had--but did not wear that day--a bulletproof vest. From there, she highlights the risks faced by all powerful figures in that period of unrest, charts the technological development of pistols in the era, and, finally, tests her findings on a replica of the Archduke's vest. Could it have stood up to a close-up shot from the Browning Model 1910 used by the assassin? Of such questions is history made.
Royal Armouries Arms and Armour Series
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Thorneycroft to SA80
Author: Jonathan Ferguson
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ISBN: 9781733424622
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Languages : en
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Reference work for all those interested in the history of military firearms. It charts the British love affair with the 'flipped' bullpup rifle and machine gun - weapons with their firing mechanism positioned behind the trigger - from a faltering start in the Edwardian period, through the controversy of the NATO rifle trials, to the troubled history of the current SA80 family.
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ISBN: 9781733424622
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Languages : en
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Reference work for all those interested in the history of military firearms. It charts the British love affair with the 'flipped' bullpup rifle and machine gun - weapons with their firing mechanism positioned behind the trigger - from a faltering start in the Edwardian period, through the controversy of the NATO rifle trials, to the troubled history of the current SA80 family.
The Armour & Arms of Henry VIII
Author: Thom Richardson
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Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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This book is a guide to the armours and weapons of Henry VIII in the Royal Armouries collection, together with pieces from other collections in Britain and abroad.
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Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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This book is a guide to the armours and weapons of Henry VIII in the Royal Armouries collection, together with pieces from other collections in Britain and abroad.
Royal Armouries Museum
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ISBN: 9780948092435
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A guide to the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds provides a history of the Royal Armouries and a full description with detailed plans of of each of the five galleries: War, Tournament, Self-defence, Hunting and Oriental. These themes cover the range of the collection of arms and armour.
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ISBN: 9780948092435
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A guide to the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds provides a history of the Royal Armouries and a full description with detailed plans of of each of the five galleries: War, Tournament, Self-defence, Hunting and Oriental. These themes cover the range of the collection of arms and armour.