The Encyclopedia of the Sword

by Nick Evangelista

From the gruff, sword-toting swashbucklers of the Middle Ages to modern adventure epics like The Princess Bride, the aura surrounding the sword is one that is both romantic and pragmatic. Thoughts of this weapon bring to mind images of the Knights of the Round Table, Zorro, the Three Musketeers--the things daydreams are made of. Historically, the fate of the empires revolved around the sword; nations rose and fell based on the power of their swordsmen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313278962
• ISBN13: 9780313278969
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.6"