History of Armour 1100-1700
History of Armour 1100-1700

Author: Paul F Walker

Publisher: Crowood

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1847975151

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The History of Armour 1100 - 1700 offers a detailed account of how armour developed through the Medieval, Tudor, Elizabethan and Civil War eras, carefully itemizing the subtle changes over a six hundred year period. Each chapter focuses on an individual area of body protection, charting the evolution of each piece over time, from helmets and chest protection to arm guards, gauntlets, leg guards and sabatons. The book also encompasses the use of weaponry and its evolution, including protection for the horse.With the aid of the author's superb photographs and illustrations, the book looks at how fashions, as well as its protective qualities, influenced the style of armour. Valuable information has been acquired through the study of effigies over a number of years, and using these existing artifacts, supplemented by the author's meticulous illustrations and practical knowlege of armour construction, it has been possible to reconstruct the design and appearance of a wide range of armour. A meticulous study of the development of the knight's protective armour and weaponry over a six hundred year period. Through the study of effigies over a number of years, the author has been able to reconstruct the design of a wide range of armour. An invaluable resource for historians, re-enactors, collectors and all those with an interest in miltiary or medieval history. Superbly illustrated with 275 colour photographs and illustrations. Paul Walker gives lectures in armour and weapons for English Heritage and has a lifelong interest in historical warfare.

British Military Respirators and Anti-Gas Equipment of the Two World Wars
British Military Respirators and Anti-Gas Equipment of the Two World Wars

Author: Thomas Mayer-Maguire

Publisher: Crowood

Published: 2015-02-23

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1847978886

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Poison gas was one of the most feared weapons of its day and added a terrifying new dimension to modern warfare. In 1915, the only item a soldier had to protect himself from the harmful effects of gas was a shell dressing, soaked in his own urine and then tied around his face. By 1918, the British Army had developed a range of innovative protection methods that heralded the birth of the modern day military respirator. Throughout both World Wars, Great Britain led the way in developing anti-gas technologies and today, items such as respirators and anti-gas equipment are highly sought after by the enthusiast. What the collector lacks is information and reference photographs of such items, and he also has little information available to him on topics such as preservation, manufacturer details and safety aspects of handling them. This book aims to provide a useful, full-colour reference guide for the discerning collector and for all students of militaria, as well as providing a brief history of the development of gas warfare and equipment. Includes practical advice and tips for those wishing to collect the highly sought after British military respirators and their associated paraphernalia, and superbly illustrated with 150 full-colour reference photographs.

Textiles for Advanced Applications
Textiles for Advanced Applications

Author: Bipin Kumar

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2017-09-20

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9535135007

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book presents a global view of the development and applications of technical textiles with the description of materials, structures, properties, characterizations, functions and relevant production technologies, case studies, challenges, and opportunities. Technical textile is a transformative research area, dealing with the creation and studies of new generations of textiles that hoist many new scientific and technological challenges that have never been encountered before. The book emphasizes more on the principles of textile science and technology to provide solutions to several engineering problems. All chapter topics are exclusive and selectively chosen and designed, and they are extensively explored by different authors having specific knowledge in each area.

Making Legal History
Making Legal History

Author: Anthony Musson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-01-26

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1107014492

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first book to address the way that the broad and inclusive subject of legal history is researched and written.

Medieval Arms and Armour: A Sourcebook. Volume III: 1450-1500
Medieval Arms and Armour: A Sourcebook. Volume III: 1450-1500

Author: Ralph Moffat

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2024-08-27

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1837651965

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them. Medieval arms and armour are intrinsically fascinating. From the smoke and noise of the armourer's forge to the bloody violence of the battlefield or the silken panoply of the tournament, weapons and armour - and those who made and bore them - are woven into the fabric of medieval society. This sourcebook will aid anyone who seeks to develop a deeper understanding by introducing and presenting the primary sources in which these artefacts are first mentioned. Over seventy original documents are transcribed and translated, including wills, inventories, letters and chronicle accounts, from a period which saw rapid advances in military technology. The book also includes an extensive glossary, lavishly illustrated with forty images of extant armour and weapons from the period, and contemporary artistic depictions from illuminated manuscripts and other sources. This book will therefore be of interest to a wide audience, from the living history practitioner, crafter, and martial artist, to students of literature, military history, art, and material culture.

The Cambridge History of War: Volume 2, War and the Medieval World
The Cambridge History of War: Volume 2, War and the Medieval World

Author: David A. Graff

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10-01

Total Pages: 854

ISBN-13: 1108901190

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Volume II of The Cambridge History of War covers what in Europe is commonly called 'the Middle Ages'. It includes all of the well-known themes of European warfare, from the migrations of the Germanic peoples and the Vikings through the Reconquista, the Crusades and the age of chivalry, to the development of state-controlled gunpowder-wielding armies and the urban militias of the later middle ages; yet its scope is world-wide, ranging across Eurasia and the Americas to trace the interregional connections formed by the great Arab conquests and the expansion of Islam, the migrations of horse nomads such as the Avars and the Turks, the formation of the vast Mongol Empire, and the spread of new technologies – including gunpowder and the earliest firearms – by land and sea.

A Concise History of the Common Law
A Concise History of the Common Law

Author: Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett

Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 828

ISBN-13: 1584771372

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.

Freedom and Destiny
Freedom and Destiny

Author: Rollo May

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1999-01-17

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780393318425

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The popular psychoanalyst examines the continuing tension in our lives between the possibilities that freedom offers and the various limitations imposed upon us by our particular fate or destiny. "May is an existential analyst who deservedly enjoys a reputation among both general and critical readers as an accessible and insightful social and psychological theorist. . . . Freedom's characteristics, fruits, and problems; destiny's reality; death; and therapy's place in the confrontation between freedom and destiny are examined. . . . Poets, social critics, artists, and other thinkers are invoked appropriately to support May's theory of freedom and destiny's interdependence."—Library Journal "Especially instructive, even stunning, is Dr. May's willingness to respect mystery. . . .There is, too, at work throughout the book a disciplined yet relaxed clinical mind, inclined to celebrate . . . what Flannery O'Connor called 'mystery and manners,' and to do so in a tactful, meditative manner."—Robert Coles, America