The sword and the crucible a history of the metallurgy of European swords up to the 16th century
The sword was the most important of weapons, but relatively little has been written about its metallurgy. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords are used to tell the story of the making of swords from the first examples through the Middle Ages to the 16th century.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL
2012.
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| Colección: | History of warfare.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b29208373*spi |
| Sumario: | The sword was the most important of weapons, but relatively little has been written about its metallurgy. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords are used to tell the story of the making of swords from the first examples through the Middle Ages to the 16th century. |
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| Descripción Física: | 300 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9789004229334 9789004227835 9781280496325 |
