FREE RECORDS OF THE MEDIEVAL SWORD PDF Ewart Oakeshott | 316 pages | 15 May 2015 | Boydell & Brewer Ltd | 9780851155661 | English | Woodbridge, United Kingdom Records of the Medieval Sword by Ewart Oakeshott, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® I would consider this the definitive work on the development of the form, design, and construction of the medieval sword. Oakeshott was the foremost authority on the subject, and this work formed the capstone of his career. Anyone with a serious interest in European swords should own this book. Records of the Medieval Sword. Ewart Oakeshott. Forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two- edged knightly sword of the European middle ages are contained in this classic study. Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, Ewart Oakeshott emphasises the original purpose of the sword as an intensely intimate accessory of great significance and mystique. There are over photographs and drawings, each fully annotated and described in detail, supported by a long introductory chapter with diagrams of the typological framework first presented in The Archaeology of Weapons and further elaborated in The Sword in the Age of Chivalry. There are appendices on inlaid blade inscriptions, scientific dating, the swordsmith's art, and a sword of Edward Records of the Medieval Sword. Reprinted as part Records of the Medieval Sword Boydell's History of the Sword series. Records of the Medieval Sword - Ewart Oakeshott - Google книги Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling Records of the Medieval Sword in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Home 1 Books 2. Add to Wishlist. Sign Records of the Medieval Sword to Purchase Instantly. Members save with free shipping everyday! See details. Overview Forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages are contained in this classic study. Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, Ewart Oakeshott emphasises the original purpose of the sword as an intensely intimate accessory of great significance and mystique. There are over photographs and drawings, each fully annotated and described in detail, supported by a long introductory chapter with diagrams of the typological framework first presented in The Archaeology of Weapons and further elaborated in The Sword in the Age of Chivalry. There are appendices on inlaid blade inscriptions, scientific dating, the swordsmith's art, and a sword of Edward III. Reprinted as part of Boydell's History of the Sword series. Product Details. Knightly sword - Wikipedia In the European High Middle Agesthe typical sword sometimes academically categorized as the knightly swordarming swordor in full, knightly arming sword was a straight, double-edged weapon with a single-handed, cruciform i. This type is frequently depicted in period artwork, and numerous examples have been preserved archaeologically. The high medieval sword of the Romanesque period 10th to 13th centuries developed gradually from the Viking sword spatha of the 9th century. In the Late Medieval period 14th and 15th centurieslate forms of these swords continued to be used, but often as a sidearmRecords of the Medieval Sword that point called "arming swords" and contrasting with the two-handed, heavier longswords. Though the majority of late-medieval arming swords kept their blade properties from previous centuries, there are also surviving specimens from the 15th century that took the form of a late-medieval estocspecialised for use against more heavily armoured opponents. After the end of the medieval period, the arming sword developed into several forms of the early modern one-handed straight swords, such as the side-swordthe rapierthe cavalry-focused Reiterschwert and certain types of broadsword. The terms "knight's sword" or "knightly sword" are modern retronyms to specify the sword of the high medieval period. Period terminology for swords is somewhat fluid. Oakeshott notes that this changes in the late medieval period, beginning towards the end of the 13th century, when the "bastard sword" appeared as an early type of what would develop into the 15th-century longsword. The knightly sword develops in the 11th century from the Viking Age sword. The most evident morphological development is the appearance of the crossguard. The transitional swords of the 11th century are also known as Norman swords. The one-handed sword of the high medieval period was typically used with a shield or buckler. In the late medieval period, when the longsword came to predominate, the single-handed sword was retained as a common sidearm, especially of the estoc type, and came to be referred to as an "arming sword", later evolving into the cut and thrust swords of the Renaissance. Detail of a sword Records of the Medieval Sword drawn from its scabbard, Morgan Bible fol. Soldiers in mail armour with swords, German miniature of the Massacre of the Innocentsc. Painting of a fighter with sword, helmet and kite shieldfresco in Gothem Churchc. Illustration mock combat in a tournamentCodex Manesse Herzog von Anhaltfol. Illustration of combat with sword and buckler, Codex Manesse Von Scharpfenbergfol. Judicial combat with sword and shield depicted in the Dresden ms. At the end of the medieval period, the estoc arming sword develops into the Spanish espada ropera Records of the Medieval Sword the Italian spada da latothe predecessors of the early modern rapier. In a separate development, the schiavona was a heavier single-handed sword used by the Dalmatian bodyguard of the Doge of Venice in the 16th century. This type influenced the development of the early modern basket-hilted sword which in turn developed into the modern Napoleonic era cavalry sword. The most widespread typology for the medieval sword was developed by Ewart Oakeshott inmostly based on blade morphology. Oakeshott introduced an additional Records of the Medieval Sword for pommel shapes. A more recent typology is due to Geibig Geibig's typology focusses on swords from continental the transitional period from the early to the high medieval period early 8th to late 12th centuries and does not extend to the late medieval period. However, Oakeshott is emphatic Records of the Medieval Sword the point that a medieval sword cannot conclusively be dated based on its morphology. While there are some general trends in the development of fashion, many of the most popular styles of pommels, hilts and blades remain in use throughout the duration of the High Middle Ages. The common "knightly swords" of the high medieval period 11th to early 12th centuries fall under types X to XII. Type X is the Norman sword as it developed out of the early medieval Viking sword by the 11th century. Type XI shows the development towards a more tapering point seen during the 12th century. Type XII is a further development, typical throughout the Crusades period, showing a tapering blade with a shortened fuller. Subtype XIIa comprises the longer and more massive "great-swords" which developed in the midth century, probably designed to counter improvements in mail armour; these are the predecessors of the late medieval longsword see also Cawood sword. Type XIII is the knightly sword typical of the later 13th century. Swords of this type have long, wide blades with parallel edges, terminating in a rounded or spatulate tip, and with a lens-shaped cross-section. The pommels are mostly of the brazil-nut or disk shapes. Subtype XIIIa has longer blades and hilts. Subtype XIIIb describes smaller single- handed swords of similar shape. The form classified as type XIV develops towards the very end Records of the Medieval Sword the high medieval period, aroundand remained popular during the early decades of the 14th century. They are often depicted on the tomb effigies of English knights of the period, but there are few surviving specimens. Replica of a type X Norman swordtypical of the midth to 12th centuries. Replica of a type XI sword with a "cocked-hat" pommel type Dtypical of the early 13th century. Oakeshott's pommel typology groups medieval pommel shapes into 24 categories some with subtypes. Type A is the "brazil-nut" shape inherited from the classical "Viking sword". Type B includes more rounded forms of A, Records of the Medieval Sword the "mushroom" or "tea-cosy" shape. Type G is the disk-pommel found very frequently in medieval swords. Records of the Medieval Sword H is a variant of the disk pommel, Records of the Medieval Sword the edges chamfered off. This is one of the most frequently found shapes throughout the 10th to 15th centuries. I, J and K are derived variants of the disk pommel. Types L to S are rare shapes, in many cases difficult to date. Type L has a trefoil-like shape; it is possibly limited to Spain in the 12th to 13th centuries. Type M is a special derived variant of the multi-lobed pommel of the Viking Age, found only in a very limited number of swords see Cawood sword. Types P "shield-shaped" and Q "flower-shaped" are not even known to be attested in any surviving sword and known only from Records of the Medieval Sword artwork. R is a spherical pommel, known only from a few specimens. Types T to Z are pommel shapes used in the late medieval period; T is the "fig" or "pear" or "scent-stopper" shape, first used in the early 14th century, but seen with any frequency only afterwith numerous derived forms well into the 16th century. U is a "key-shaped" type used only in the second half of the 15th century.