Handbook of arms and armor: European and Oriental, including the William H. Riggs collection
| Author(s): | Bashford Dean, William Henry Riggs and N. Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Category: | Militaria & Weapons |
| Publisher: | New York, The Gilliss Press |
| Publish date: | Jan 1, 1915 |
| ISBN: | 0009900000416 |
| Number of pages: | 320 |
Armures, perle des collections, orgueil des musees, reve caresse souvent en vain par tant d' amateurs. . . . Rien nest plus rare qu'une armure ancienne. Paul Eudel, 1907
Table of contents
HANDBOOK OF ARMS AND ARMOR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
THE PRESENT COLLECTION AND ITS ARRANGEMENT
EARLIEST ARMS AND ARMOR
ARMS AND ARMOR OF THE BRONZE AGE AND CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
THE EARLY CENTURIES OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA
CHAIN-MAIL AND MEDIAEVAL ARMOR
THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION FROM CHAIN-MAIL TO PLATE-ARMOR
THE PERIOD OF PLATE-ARMOR AND OF FIRE-ARMS (1400 - 1780)
QUESTIONS ABOUT ARMOR: ITS WEIGHT AND SIZE
JAPANESE ARMS AND ARMOR
ARMS AND ARMOR OF THE EAST
LIST OF PERSONAGES AND FAMILIES (EUROPEAN)
INDEX OF NAMES
