 Author Name: Gerry Embleton
Title: EUROPA MILITARIA SPECIALS: MEDIEVAL MILITARY COSTUME
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: MBI Publishing
ISBN Number: 1861263716 / 9781861263711
Seller ID: 1919790
A snapshot of what it was like to live, work & fight in the Middle Ages; photos of spearmen, archers, crossbowmen, gunners & knights. 160 color photos; 260 x 190 mm, 96 pgs.
'These specials focus mainly on historical subjects, and draw extensively on the work of many of the leading re-enactment groups to featrue authentic uniforms and equipment in realistic settings.
Medieval Military Costume contains photographs of spearmen, archers, crossbowmen, gunners and knights, mainly from the period 1300 to 1500. With re-enactors wearing carefully recreated costumes in authentic settings, the book brings the period to vividly to life. Women's costume from the period is covered too, enabling the book to give a snapshot of what it was like to live, work and fight in the Middle Ages.
The detail of the photographs is underpinned by artworks showing scores of original images from period paintings, carvings and manuscript illustrations, and the pictures and subjects come from several European countries, such as France, Italy, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland as well as the UK.
Price =
23.95 USD |
