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A multidisciplinary overview of current research into the
enduringly fascinating martial artefact which is the sword. The
sword is the most iconic of all weapons. Throughout history, it has
connected various, sometimes conflicting, dimensions of human
culture: physical combat and representation of political power,
definition of gender roles and refinement of body techniques,
evolution of craftsmanship and mythological symbolism. The articles
collected here explore these dimensions, from a variety of
disciplines, among them archaeology, medieval history, museum
conservation, and linguistics. They cover topics from the
production and combat use of Bronze Age swords via medieval fencing
culture to the employment of the sword in modern military. They
question traditional sword typologies and wide-spread theories
about sword making, discuss medieval sword terminology and the use
of swords as royal insignia, and describe the scientific methods
for approaching original finds. Arising from an international
conference held at Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen (the German
Blade Museum), the volume provides fresh insights into the forms
the sword can take, and the thoughts it inspires. LISA DEUTSCHER
and MIRJAM E. KAISER work in prehistoric archaeology, specialising
in La Tène and Bronze Age swords, respectively. SIXT WETZLER is
the deputy director of the German Blade Museum; his research
focuses on the history of edged weapons, and their use.
Contributors:Matthias Johannes Bauer, Holger Becker, Jan-Heinrich
Bunnefeld, Rachel J. Crellin, Vincenzo D'Ercole, Andrea Dolfini,
Raphael Hermann, Daniel Jaquet, Robert W. Jones, Ulrich Lehmann,
Claus Lipka, Stefan Maeder, Michael Mattner, Florian Messner,
Nicole Mölk, Ingo Petri, Stefan Roth, Fabrizio Savi, Ulrike
Töchterle, Iason-Eleftherios Tzouriadis, Marion Uckelmann, Henry
Yallop
"WHAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE BIG, WILL BE SMALL", a word by an engineer at a recent conference on chips technology. This sentence is particularly true for chemistry. Microfabrication technology emerged from microelectronics into areas like mechanics and now chemistry and biology. The engineering of micron and submicron sized features on the surface of silicon, glass and polymers opens a whole new world. Micromotors smaller than human hair have been fabricated and they work fine. It is the declared goal of the authors to bring these different worlds together in this volume. Authors have been carefully chosen to guarantee for the quality of the contents. An engineer, a chemist or a biologist will find new impulses from the various chapters in this book.
"WHAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE BIG, WILL BE SMALL," a word by an
engineer at a recent conference on chips technology. This sentence
is particularly true for chemistry. Microfabrication technology
emerged from microelectronics into areas like mechanics and now
chemistry and biology. The engineering of micron and submicron
sized features on the surface of silicon, glass and polymers opens
a whole new world. Micromotors smaller than human hair have been
fabricated and they work fine. It is the declared goal of the
authors to bring these different worlds together in this volume.
Authors have been carefully chosen to guarantee for the quality of
the contents. An engineer, a chemist or a biologist will find new
impulses from the various chapters in this book.
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