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Hafted Weapons in Medieval and Renaissance Europe: The Evolution of European Staff Weapons between 1200 and 1650 (History of Warfare 31) (History of Warfare (Brill)) Hardcover – Illustrated, June 1, 2005

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The development treated in this volume of a variety of staff weapons in the Medieval and Renaissance periods in Europe is of importance, as the repeated success of their use caused substantive political changes. Their typology, use, and smithing techniques as well as correlations with contemporary artistic renditions, are discussed in great detail. Surviving specimens from museums and collections throughout the Western Hemisphere are used. Conservation issues are also dealt with. The book is heavily illustrated with black and white, color photographs and drawings and has a foreword by Walther Karcheski, Chief Curator of Arms and Armor of the Frazier Antique Arms Museum.

It is intended as a reference for historical scholars, artists, museum curators, private collectors and the art market, and is a timely clarification of the nature of these arms.

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242 pages
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English
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Brill Academic Pub
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June 1, 2005
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8.54 x 0.73 x 11.62 inches
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9004144099
ISBN-13

978-9004144095
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John Waldman, M.D. received his B.A. from Yale University in 1954 and his M.D. from the University of Basel, Switzerland in 1962. He is an independent scholar of early arms and armor and of prints of an early period.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brill Academic Pub (June 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9004144099
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9004144095
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.64 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.54 x 0.73 x 11.62 inches

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John Flower

A book about halberds

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2011

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This book would be good for someone interested in halberds. It covers the development of this weapon from it's earliest appearance to it's final days as a weapon of war. It also, briefly, covers the other major European polearms. It would be a good book for someone who likes halberds and has experience in making metal weapons, or someone who wants to be a discerning buyer of halberds.

Reasons for buying:-

* Photos of historical artwork, mostly of halberds
* Photos of real halberds from early to late time periods
* X-rays of halberd shafts showing different method of mounting
* Sketches of different halberd construction methods
* It has some measurements of weights and dimensions, but not for all examples.

Reasons against buying:-
* This book will not teach you how to use polearms. The closest it comes to this is saying that you must hit your enemy hard.
* You will not learn how to make halberds.
* Other polearms are not discussed in enough depth to justify buying the book.

Buy this book if you interested in the development and construction of halberds.

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Charles Gadda

Outstanding Treatise on an under-researched Subject!

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2006

This beautifully written and reasonably well illustrated work fills in a yawning chasm in the subject of Medieval/Renaissance arms & armour scholarship!

The main focus of the work is on halberds, but other arms, such as poll axes, bardiches, military forks, and items even more obscure are discussed. In addition, a chapter on the use and effectiveness, primarily of halberds, is present.

The author also delves to some extent on the construction details of many of these weapons, which is a subject often flat ignored in many works on arms and armour. Finally, the chapters on restoration, conservation, and collecting such arms are unprecedented in a work of this nature, and very helpful.

This book fully earns a five star rating, though there are a few areas I should have liked to see covered:

1. While there is a good discussion on the effectiveness of such weapons, it would have been very useful to see some independent experiments that gauged such things as energy of impact, anti-armour effectiveness (the video cited in the text sounds inadequate) and so forth. Hard data is sorely needed with regards to Medieval arms, and precious little exists. And what does exist often has serious shortcomings.

2. While admittedly beyond the scope of this work, I would have loved to see information on other hafted weapons, such as maces, war hammers, and battle axes, particular later Gothic and Renaissance examples with all steel hafts, a subject that also is poorly covered.

3. Hand in hand with the chapters on conservation and collecting, something discussing quality modern reproductions, such as those put out by Arms & Armor in Minneapolis would have been very useful.

4. More details on featured weapons, to include weight and a better sense of overall dimensions (such as blade thicknesses and cross-sections) would have been extremely useful, and is an unfortunate omission.

While this book is expensive, it is terribly necessary addition to any serious researcher of Medieval and Renassaince arms and armour.

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