Living by the Sword: Weapons and Material Culture in France and Britain, 600-1600

Contributor(s): Neuschel, Kristen Brooke (Author)

ISBN: 9781501753336

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Hardcover

$145.00

Pub Date: November 15, 2020

Dewey: 306.27094109

LCCN: 2020003683

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.70" H x 9.28" L x 6.34" W ( 1.00 lbs) 240 pages

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Description: "This book analyzes the way swords were collected, used, shared, and valued by warrior elites in France and Britain for over 1,000 years, from ca 500 to 1600"--

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Living by the Sword cuts through a broad swath of history, and such a scope is necessary for a project that charts how swords were understood over time. Kristen Neuschel's Living by the Sword will interest a wide range of readers.

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