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Performing Violence: Arms, Armour and Military Apparel
, 2017 This chapter considers military apparel in in the mid-twelfth century and explores the interrelationship between changes in arms and armour and the creation of knightly identities.
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The Arms and Armour of Titian’s Allegory of Marriage
2022This chapter demonstrates that a technical study of the arms and armour depicted in paintings can be a useful tool in iconographic interpretation. The armour in Titian’s paintings—especially those of two of his commissioners, Alfonso d’Avalos and Francesco Maria I della Rovere—can reveal how patrons wished to be understood in a military capacity.
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The Use of Textiles in Arms and Armour in Medieval Poland
Textile History, 2010Regrettably, the obvious fact that textiles were used in the production of arms and armour in medieval Poland is not confirmed by written records. However, the important advantage is the variety of surviving documents. Archaeological finds, written records, as well as iconographic sources provide information about the use of textiles in the production ...
Tomasz Kurasiński +2 more
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2016
Evidence for Greek arms and armour is found throughout literature and art, and from archaeological excavation and historical reenactment. Mycenaean and Homeric warriors fought with spears and swords, protecting themselves with figure-eight shields and sometimes body armour.
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Evidence for Greek arms and armour is found throughout literature and art, and from archaeological excavation and historical reenactment. Mycenaean and Homeric warriors fought with spears and swords, protecting themselves with figure-eight shields and sometimes body armour.
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Roman arms and armour: a technical note
Journal of Archaeological Science, 1977The equipment and arms of the Roman army have been the subjects of numerous books, most recently those of Webster (1969) and Robinson (1975). The core of the army until the 4th century AD was the “heavy”, that is fully-armoured, legionary infantry. Initially modelled on the Greek hoplite, their body armour consisted of a “muscle” cuirass made of a ...
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Arms and Armour of the Warrior Saints
2010This study investigates whether military equipment shown in images of warrior saints reflects items used by the mid-Byzantine Army or repeats Classical forms. This in turn answers questions on the originality of Byzantine art and its reliability as a historical source.
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