Sheaths and Scabbards in England AD400-1100

by Esther Cameron

This study focuses on the sheaths and scabbards of the Anglo-Saxon period, rather than the blades once held within them. Esther Cameron presents a largely technical approach to the study of material from the period of the first Anglo-Saxons in England in the 5th century, through to the 11th century. Alongside a large corpus of examples, she looks at the nature of the material evidence, of skin, leather and wood, and the composition of the materials...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841710652
• ISBN13: 9781841710655
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.7"