Records of the medieval sword

Pages:
310; pls; figs; refs
Author:
Ewart Oakeshott
ISBN:
0 5115 539 1
Abstract:
Based on a typology devised by the author in the 1950s for swords of the High Middle Ages (c AD 1050-1520). The introduction highlights the problems inherent in dating individual swords due to the potential variations in date between the blade, hilt and pommel. It also describes findings, find-places, inscriptions, find contexts, conservation, design, manufacture, and supply and contains sketches of sword families A-M and pommel types A-Z. The main body is taken up with examples of sword types X-XXII.2. Plates of each find are accompanied by tables presenting information on type, find-place, collection, blade length, pommel type, cross style, date, condition and details of any previous publication. Miscellaneous, unclassified and complex-hilt swords are followed by four appendices, the first a paper by Tony Mansfield (245-52) entitled 'The living sword: construction of modern replicas of the knightly blade'. IH
Source full ref:
Oakeshott, Ewart 1991 `Records of the medieval sword' Boydell Woodbridge x, 310 pp, pls, figs, refs. Price £60 0 5115 539 1 []
Source description:
x, 310 pp, pls, figs, refs. Price £60
Dataset:
BAA
Classifications:
8F

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