Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons (Paperback)

~ Eduard Wagner (Author), Zoroslava Drobna (Author), Jan Durdik (Author)

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Product Description

Accompanied by a scrupulously researched and well-documented text, over 400 copyright-free illustrations trace the evolution of clothing styles, armor, and weapons during the medieval period in Central Europe—from simple tunics and robes of peasants to the battle equipment and armor of warriors and the fur-lined cloaks and brocaded garments of the aristocracy. An accurate source of reference material for artists, historians, and general readers.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Czech

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (November 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486412407
• ISBN-13: 978-0486412405
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #615,381 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super resource !, January 2, 2001

By	Kai-Dietrich Scheppe (Munich, Bavaria Germany) - See all my reviews

This book contains an enormous amount of drawings, most from the bible of King Wenceslas and a variety of others. The book covers many items of medieval life from 1350 to 1450, like the title promises and then some. The drawings are not so great, but most are provided with backgound information, dates, who the person was and from which source it may have been taken. This book has been hard to find and I can recommend it to anybody who is interested in recreating the middle ages.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite good if you know what you're looking at, September 10, 2001

By	"scottandkat" (Qld Australia) - See all my reviews

I've seen some of the originals these images are taken from and they are quite well done. As the drawings are from art works they are not as detailed as some costume books so be carefull if using them as references for garment making. A great idea to have a wide range of weapons, clothing and armour in one book.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Medieval Reference, April 20, 2008

By	L. Litchfield "Capt's Sea Chest" (Chino Hills, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a historical costumer by trade, I had borrowed this book from a local library so often that buying my own copy just made sense. It covers all classes of dress from peasant to noble in Medieval Europe,focused primarily on the area around Prague. This book has also been used by family as a resource for research papers due to its detailed historical data. Our medieval re-enactment society has used its armor & weapons data to base some of our armor & weapons upon to use in battle re-enactments.
To anyone seeking detailed, documented data regarding Medieval European dress, armor & weapons, I highly recommend this book.