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The Defensive Armour and the Weapons and Engines of War Of Mediæval Times, and of the Renaissance

The Defensive Armour and the Weapons and Engines of War Of Mediæval Times, and of the Renaissance

by R. Coltman Clephan

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Author
R. Coltman Clephan
Title
The Defensive Armour and the Weapons and Engines of War of Mediæval Times, and of the "Renaissance."
Credits
Produced by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
Subject
Weapons
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 59209
Release Date
April 5, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE DEFENSIVE ARMOUR AND THE WEAPONS AND ENGINES OF WAR OF MEDIÆVAL TIMES, AND OF THE “RENAISSANCE.”
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. 5.THE DEFENSIVE ARMOUR AND THE WEAPONS AND ENGINES OF WAR OF MEDIÆVAL TIMES, AND OF THE “RENAISSANCE.” — SECTION I. DEFENSIVE ARMOUR. — PART I. INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL.
  6. 6.PART II. CHAIN-MAIL AND MIXED ARMOUR.
  7. 7.PART III. THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
  8. 8.PART IV. HELMS UP TO THE END OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
  9. 9.PART V. PLATE ARMOUR.
  10. 10.PART VI. A SLIGHT SKETCH OF SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS ABROAD. — The Königliche Zeughaus at Berlin. — The Königliche Historische Museum at Dresden. — The Armeria Real, Madrid. — Die Waffensammlung des Kaiserl. Hauses at Vienna. — The Musée d’Armures at Brussels. — The Historische Vaabensamling at Copenhagen. — The Armeria Reale at Turin. — The Germanisches Museum at Nuremberg. — The National Museum at Munich. — Kungliga Lifrust Kammaren, Stockholm. — The Musée d’Artillerie at Paris.
  11. 11.PART VII. THE TOURNAMENT. — SHARFRENNEN. — DAS DEUTSCHE STECHEN (THE GERMAN GESTECH). — THE ITALIAN COURSE, OR “WELSCHES (ITALIAN) GESTECH,” ÜBER DIE PALLIA (OVER THE BARRIERS). — THE FREITURNIER, OR FREE COURSE. — THE FUSSTURNIER. — KOLBENTURNIER, OR BASTON COURSE. — REINFORCING PIECES FOR THE TILT-YARD.
  12. 12.PART VIII. DETAILS OF DEFENSIVE PLATE ARMOUR. — THE GREAT HELM. — THE BASSINET. — THE SALLAD. — ARMET AND CLOSE HELMET. — BURGONET. — MORION, CABASSET, AND CASQUE. — GORGET AND MENTONNIÈRE, OR BAVIER (BEVOR). — THE CUIRASS. — ÉPAULIÈRES AND PAULDRONS. — PALETTES, RONDELLES, OR DISCS, — REREBRACE, COUDIÈRES, AND VAMBRACE (FRENCH BRASSARD, ITAL. BRACCIALE). — GAUNTLETS. — TACES, TUILLES, TASSETS, BRAYETTE, AND GARDE-DE-REINE OR RUMP GUARD. — CUISSE, GENOUILLIÈRE, AND JAMB. — SOLLERETS. — SHIELDS. — CALTROP, OR CROW’S FOOT. — SPURS.
  13. 13.PART IX. “GOTHIC” ARMOUR, 1440–1500; AND SOME ARMOUR-SMITHS OF THE PERIOD. — SIGMARINGEN SUIT. — GOTHIC SUIT IN THE AUTHOR’S COLLECTION, 1460–1500.
  14. 14.PART X. MAXIMILIAN ARMOUR, 1500–1540.
  15. 15.PART XI. ARMOUR WITH LAMBOYS OR BASES.
  16. 16.PART XII. SOME ARMOUR-SMITHS OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
  17. 17.PART XIII. DEFENSIVE ARMOUR, 1540–1620, AND TO THE END.
  18. 18.PART XIV. ENRICHED ARMOUR. — SUIT AT ALNWICK CASTLE. — SUIT AT NAWORTH CASTLE. — SUIT FROM THE COLLECTION OF PRINCE CARL OF PRUSSIA, NOW IN THE ZEUGHAUS AT BERLIN. — THE OSUNA SUIT. — DETAILS.
  19. 19.SECTION II. THE WEAPONS AND ENGINES OF WAR. — PART XV. INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL.
  20. 20.PART XVI. THE SWORD.
  21. 21.PART XVII. THE DAGGER.
  22. 22.PART XVIII. THE LONGBOW.
  23. 23.PART XIX. THE CROSSBOW. — THE GOATSFOOT CROSSBOW. — THE LATCH CROSSBOW (ARBELETE À CRIC). — THE WINDLASS CROSSBOW (ARBALETE À CRANEQUIN). — THE PRODD.
  24. 24.PART XX. MACHINES FOR HURLING OR SHOOTING MISSILES, AND THE WARWOLF. — THE SCORPION, — THE CATAPULTA AND BALLISTA.
  25. 25.PART XXI. MACHINES FOR ATTACKING BELEAGUERED PLACES.
  26. 26.PART XXII. THE SLING AND FUSTIBAL.
  27. 27.PART XXIII. STAFF AND CLUB WEAPONS. — THE JAVELIN, SPEAR, AND LANCE. — THE MACE AND MARTEL-DE-FER. — THE BATTLE-AXE AND POLE-AXE. — THE GOEDENDAG. — THE BILL, SCYTHE KNIFE, AND GLAIVE. — THE HOLY-WATER SPRINKLER, OR MILITARY FLAIL. — THE MORNING STAR. — GISARME AND VOULGES. — MILITARY FORKS. — THE HALBARD. — THE PIKE, PARTIZAN, SPETUM, RANSEUR, AND SPONTOON.
  28. 28.PART XXIV. EARLY ARTILLERY.
  29. 29.PART XXV. EARLY HAND-GUNS. — FOOTNOTES — INDEX.
  30. 30.Transcriber’s Notes

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