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Hafted weapons in medieval and Renaissance Europe : the evolution of European staff weapons between 1200 and 1650 /

Annotation "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 wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waldman, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, 2005.
Colección:History of warfare ; v. 31.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: Foreword / Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.
  • Ch. 1 General background and forerunners
  • Ch. 2 Halberds
  • Ch. 3 Extant examples of halberds
  • Ch. 4 Different styles in simultaneous use
  • Ch. 5 Fastenings, poles, and finishing procedures
  • Ch. 6 use of halberds
  • Ch. 7 Halberds : details of rapid identification
  • Ch. 8 Glaives
  • Ch. 9 Bills
  • Ch. 10 Partizans
  • Ch. 11 Morgenstern group
  • Ch. 12 Ahlspiesse
  • Ch. 13 Axes and axe derivatives
  • Ch. 14 guisarme and the bardiche
  • Ch. 15 brandistocco, corseke, and related weapons
  • Ch. 16 Vouge and Couteau de Breche
  • Ch. 17 military scythe
  • Ch. 18 Jedburgh staff and Lochaber axe
  • Ch. 19 doloir
  • Ch. 20 Conservation and restoration of polearms.