Hafted Weapons in Medieval and Renaissance Europe: The Evolution of European Staff Weapons Between 1200 and 1650

by John Waldman and Professor John Waldman

The development treated in this volume of a variety of staff weapons in the Medieval and Renaissance periods in Europe is of importance, as the repeated success of their use caused substantive political changes. Their typology, use, and smithing techniques as well as correlations with contemporary artistic renditions, are discussed in great detail. Surviving specimens from museums and collections throughout the Western Hemisphere are used. Conservation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004144099
• ISBN13: 9789004144095
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.6"