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Title: THE SWORD AND THE CRUCIBLE
A HISTORY OF THE METALLURGY OF EUROPEAN SWORDS UP TO THE 16TH CENTURY
By: Alan Williams
Format: Hardback

List price: £120.71


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ISBN 10: 9004227830
ISBN 13: 9789004227835
Publisher: BRILL
Pub. date: 3 May, 2012
Series: History of Warfare 77
Pages: 292
Description: 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.
Synopsis: The sword was the most important of weapons, the symbol of the warrior, not to mention the badge of a officer and a gentleman. Much has been written about the artistic and historical significance of the sword, but outside specialised publications, relatively little about its metallurgy, and that often confined to a particular group. This book aims to tell the story of the making of iron and steel swords from the first Celtic examples through the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords by the author and other archaeometallurgists are given and explained in terms of the materials available in Europe.
Publication: Netherlands
Imprint: Brill
Returns: Non-returnable
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