Arms & Armour in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen: Volume I: European Armour

By Ian Eaves and A.V.B. Norman

This volume on the Royal Collection's European arms and armour will provide the first catalogue of this substantial and important collection of historic weapons for more than a hundred years. Highlights of Volume i include the famous set of armour made for Henry viii in around 1540, and the exceptionally beautiful armour made for Henry, Prince of Wales, around 1608. The late A.V.B. Norman was a renowned historian of arms and armour, ending his career as Master of the Royal Armouries. His work on the Royal Collection catalogue remained unfinished at the time of his death and has been completed by Ian Eaves, a former Keeper of Armour at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190568648X
• ISBN13: 9781905686483
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 7.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 10.1" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

A metalworkers dream come true

Turn the clock back to the early 1500's. England was nothing in European politics. Henry the eighth (VIII) changed this. I speak as a machinist. Henry imported talented craftsmen from the continent. Martin VanRoyne, Erasmus Kirkener, who eventually trained the first English armorer, John Kelte. When NASA wanted to make an articulated spacesuit they asked the Tower Of London curators for permission to inspect Henry's armor. With all the latest technology these chunks of steel have not been surpassed. Buy the book!! Look at what these skilled craftsmen did with just hammers and wisdom!