How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series

How to Read European Armour - Metropolitan Museum of Art Series

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Many of us have long been captivated by images of knights in shining armour evoking the age of chivalry and the ideals of Camelot. In this richly illustrated volume, the beauty and complexity of the actual armour worn by European knights and soldiers comes brilliantly to the fore.
How to Read European Armor presents a compelling overview of armour in Europe from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century, the period when armour as an art form achieved its highest levels of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. During that time, skilled armourers developed ingenious solutions for protecting the body with armour that was effective and often amazingly ornate.
This volume features historically important examples of armour such as a suit made in the royal workshops of Greenwich, England, almost certainly for King Henry VIII himself; a masterfully etched work created by a famed Nuremberg armourer for Emperor Ferdinand I; and sumptuous armour for the warhorse of an Italian nobleman.
The engaging text extensively examines armour's complex parts and many decorative techniques, and sets the lively historical context for how European armour thrived in the field of combat, in tournaments, and on ceremonial occasions. A book for any reader drawn to the chivalric and courtly life of Europe, How to Read European Armor highlights the many innovations of armourers who created these legendary marvels of art and technology.
  • Written by Donald Larocca
  • 176 Pages
  • Dimensions: 203x12x264 mm
  • Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781588396297
  • Yale University Press