Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight: An Illustrated History of Weaponry in the Middle Ages [Hardcover]

David Edge (Author), John Miles Paddock (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 189 pages
• Publisher: Crescent; Reprint edition (July 26, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517103192
• ISBN-13: 978-0517103197
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly awesome!, October 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight: An Illustrated History of Weaponry in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)

I have forever been a fan of medieval arms. Most books on the subject simply do not give them justice. They go into very simple, sometimes non-acurate descriptions with little details (like one book I read saying a single-handed sword weighed as much as a bicycle - WHO's bike is only 2-3lbs, I have no idea!). David Edge is curator for the Wallace Collection of weapons and armor, and if anyone whould know anything on the subject, it's him. He even writes well! Full of incredible, acurate descriptions of the true weight, length, and terms of weaponry - and I love his description of early viking pattern-welding. You begin to see how increadibly efficient these tools were, dull, heavy choppers indeed! On the contrary, Edge shows how incredibly light swords and full plate were, and how they were perfected throughout the ages, constantly shifting to outmatch the other, pure elegent, efective, artistic lethalness. A must have for anyone with any interest in knights, weapons, and armor.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, December 11, 1999

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Alex (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight: An Illustrated History of Weaponry in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)

Wow!

That is all I can say. This book is the one that proved that good visuals do matter in history books. Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight has it all: types of armor, weapons, historic data of where and when the weapon was used... but most important of all , VISUALS! Hundreds upon hundreds of page-size, full color photos of actual suits of armor, not crude drawings and diagrams that other books on the subject offer.

Also, I have to say that the texts is incredibly well-written an precise, the data is vast and accurate, and all the sources are quoted perfectly. This is the definitive book on the subject.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent source book!, December 30, 1999

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Howard Waddell (New Glarus, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight: An Illustrated History of Weaponry in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)

Lavishly illustrated guide takes you through the development of armor and knighthood from beginning to end. We use it daily as a source for inspiration at albionarmorers.com.