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The sword and the crucible : a history of the metallurgy of European swords up to the 16th century /
The sword was the most important of weapons, but relatively little has been written about its metallurgy. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords are used to tell the story of the making of swords from the first examples through the Middle Ages to the 16th century.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2012.
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| Colección: | History of warfare.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The sword was the most important of weapons, but relatively little has been written about its metallurgy. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords are used to tell the story of the making of swords from the first examples through the Middle Ages to the 16th century. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (300 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004229334 9004229337 9781280496325 1280496320 9786613591555 6613591556 |