The Medieval Fighting Man - Costume and Equipment 800-1500 (Paperback)

In medieval times an individual often needed to defend his life, his family and his property. Mercenaries earned their living by hiring out their skills, while feudal noblemen regularly mustered their men-at-arms and their subordinate vassals and tenants to provide military service, even to the point of leading them on Crusades to the Holy Land and elsewhere. In the later medieval period the growing cities required their citizens to take up arms as militia in defence of the community during times of external threat. In The Medieval Fighting Man - Europa Militaria Special No 18, meticulous use is made of the sources available to enable the materials, colours and patterns used for reconstructed clothing to represent the 'real thing' as accurately as possible. Fortunately, great numbers of medieval weapons and pieces of armour survived and can now be viewed in displays, and these form the basis of the arms presented in this book.

General

Imprint:	The Crowood Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Europa Militaria Special
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Jens Hill • Jonas Freiberg
Dimensions:	260 x 191 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-78500-009-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Uniforms & insignia Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	1-78500-009-8
Barcode:	9781785000096

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