Buch, Englisch, Band 77, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 576 g
Reihe: History of Warfare
Buch, Englisch, Band 77, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 576 g
Reihe: History of Warfare
ISBN: 978-90-04-22783-5
Verlag: Brill
Zielgruppe
All those interested in medieval warfare, and the technology of the weapons used therein, as well as archaeologists, metallurgists and re-enactors.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface. vii
PART ONE: THE FIRST METALS
1. The Extraction of the First Metals. 3
2. The Smelting of Iron and the Production of Steel. 12
3. Different Ways of Making Steel—Eastern and Western Steelmaking. 24
PART TWO: THE FIRST EUROPEAN SWORDS
4. Celtic and Roman Swords. 49
5. Pattern-Welding. 62
PART THREE: THE “DARK” AGES IN EUROPE
6. The Revival of Science in Europe. 85
7. The Survival of Technology From the Ancient World. 96
8. Viking-Age Swords and Their Inscriptions. 116
PART FOUR: STEEL ARMOUR AND SWORDS
9. The Invention of the Blast Furnace and Finery. 187
10. Bloomery Steel and the Development of All-Steel Swords after 1400. 202
11. The Mass-Production of Steel for Swords and Armour. 210
12. The Decoration of Swords by Etching and Gilding. 223
13. Medieval European swords after 1000. 230
Further reading. 287
Index. 291