Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

602 Pages·1996·4.76 MB·English

by  Paul Lacombe

Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the
Middle Ages : Also a Descriptive Notice of
Modern Weapons ; Translated From the
title:
French of M.P. Lacombe, and With a
Preface, Notes, and One Additional Chapter
On Arms and Armour in England
author: Lacombe, P.; Boutell, Charles
publisher: Combined Publishing
isbn10 | asin: 0938289624
print isbn13: 9780938289623
ebook isbn13: 9780585165448
language: English
Armor, Ancient, Armor, Medieval,
subject Weapons, Ancient, Military history,
Ancient, Military history, Medieval.
publication date: 1996
lcc: U805.L33 1996eb
ddc: 623.4/41
Armor, Ancient, Armor, Medieval,
subject: Weapons, Ancient, Military history,
Ancient, Military history, Medieval.
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Arms and Armour
in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Also a descriptive Notice of Modern Weapons
Translated from the French of M.P. Lacombe,
and with a Preface, Notes, and
One Additional Chapter on Arms and Armour in England
Charles Boutell
COMBINED BOOKS
Published by Reeves & Turner, London, in a new edition, 1907.
Combined Books Edition, 1996.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication-Data
LaCombe, P. (Paul), 1834-1919.
[Armes et les Armeurs. English]
Arms and armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages / [translated
and edited by] Charles Boutell.
p. cm.
"The original work, written in French by M.P. Lacombe, of which a
version is here submitted to English readers in their own language, was published
in Paris at the commencement of the year 1868"Pref.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-938289-61-6 (alk. paper). ISBN 0-938289-62-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Armor, Ancient. 2. Armor, Medieval. 3. Weapons, Ancient. 4. Military
hstory, Ancient. 5. Military history, Medieval.
I. Boutell, Charles, 1812-1877. II. Title.
U805.L33 1996
623.4'41dc20 96-5447
CIP
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Contents.
Page
List of Plates ix
List of Illustrations xi
Publishers' Note xvi
Preface xxii
Chapter I. The Weapons of the Stone Age 1
Chapter II. The Arms and the Armour of the Bronze Age
:
Section I.Arms and Armour of the Assyrians 10
Section IIArms and Armour of the Gauls 14
Section IIIArms and Armour of the Greeks of the 20
Heroic Ages
Chapter III.
Section I.Arms and Armour of the Greeks and 42
Presians
Section II.Arms and Armour of the Etruscans 53
Chapter IV. Arms and Armour of the Romans :
Section I.Defensive Armour 56
Section II.Offensive Weapons 62
Chapter V. The Decoration of Ancient Arms and Armour 76

Page vi
Chapter VI. Page
Section I.Weapons of Savage Races 82
Section II.Arms and Armour of the Franks of the the 88
Era of ClovisA.D. 481511
Section III.Arms and Armour of the Franks of the the 94
Era of CharlemagneA.D. 768814
Chapter VII. Arms and Armour of the Middle Ages. Part 97
I.
Chapter VIII. Arms and Armour of the Middle Ages. Part 124
II.
Chapter IX. Arms and Armour of the Transition 153
EraSixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Chapter X. Arms and Armour In England 183
Chapter XI. Modern Arms :
Part I.Artillery 213
Part II.Small Arms 242
Appendix of Remarkable Examples of Arms and Armour 261
Notes 275
Page vii
List of Illustrations.
Page
Heaume of Sir Richard Pembridge Title
Fig. 1.Group of Seven Examples of Weapons of the 4
Stone Age
Fig. 2.Group of Twelve Examples of Weapons of the 6
Stone Age
Fig. 3.Assyrian Armed Warriors 10
Fig. 4.GroupAssyrian Helm and Four Examples of 12
Assyrian Weapons
Fig. 5.Group of Eight Examples of Celtic Weapons 15
Fig. 6.Group ofSix Examples of Gallic Arms and 19
Armour
Fig. 7.Group of Nine Examples of Greek Weapons 44
Fig. 8.Group of Three Greek Helms and One Lydian 46
Helm
Fig. 9.Greeek Cnemides, or Leg-Pieces 47
Fig. 10.A Greek Shield 48
Fig. 11.Greek Breast and Back Plates 49
Fig. 12.Two Etruscan Helms 54
Fig. 13.Roman Soldiers, From the Colums of Trajan 60
Fig. 14.Two Examples of the "Pilum" 66
Fig. 15.Group of Five Examples of Roman Helms and 68
Swords
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Page
Fig. 16.A Greek Warrior 77
Fig. 17.A Frank Shield 90
Fig. 18.Umbo of a Frank Shield 90
Fig. 19.Group of Six Examples of Frank arms and 93
Armour
Fig. 20.Soldiers of Charlemagne 96
Fig. 21.Group of Armour and Weapons From the Bayeux 106
Tapestry
Fig. 22.Saint Louis: 1226-1270 112
Fig. 23.Effigy of a French Prince: About A.D. 1225 115
Fig. 24.French Helm: About A.D. 1303 116
Fig. 25.French Basinet With Closed Ventaile 127
Fig. 26.Group of Two Arblasts or Cross-Bows, and Two 139
Daggers
Fig. 27.Group of Two Arblasts or Cross-Bows, Three 143
Arblast-Bolts, a Mace, a Pike, and an Early Musket
Fig. 28French Knight Dismounted, Temp. Charles VI. of 147
France, A.D. 1380 - 1422
Fig. 29.Suit of Armour of Charles the Bold 149
Fig. 30.French Armour of the 17th Century 160
Fig. 31.French Morion of the 16th Century 161
Fig. 32.French Swords and Burgonette 171