An illustrated history of arms and armour from the earliest period to the present time PDF
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BOHN'S ARTISTS' LIBRARY. ARMS AND ARMOUR. G. BELL AND SONS, LTD. LONDON : PORTUGAL ST., JCINGSWAY CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELLANDCO. NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO. BOMBAY: A. H. WHEELER AND CO. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY AUGUSTE DEMMIN TRANSLATED BY C. C. BLACK, M.A., ASSISTANT KEEPER, SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. *Quum prorepserunt primisanimalia tern's, Mutumet turpe pecus, glandem atque cubilia propter Unguibus et pugnis, dein fastibus atque ita porro Pugnabant armis quae post fabricaverat usus." Horace, Sat I. ih. LONDON G. BELL & SONS, LTD. 1911 [Reprintedfrom Stereotype plates.] ' CONTENTS. PAQI INTRODUCTION . . .... 1 I. ABRIDGEDHISTORYOFANCIENTARMS 17 ...... IL ARMSOPPRE-HISTORICTIMES,ANDOFTHESTONEAGE. Armsinchippedflint 75 Armsofpolishedflint 8(F III. ANCIENTARMSOFTHEBRONZEANDIRON.AGE.S. . Indianarmsinbronzeandiron 85 Americanarms ^ 88 Assyrianarms,etc. . . . . . > 92 Egyptianarms . . . . . . .101 GreekandEtruscanarms . . . . .106 Roman, Samnite, andDacianarms . . . .117 IV. ARMS OF THE BRONZE AGE OF THE SO-CALLED BARBARIC WESTERNNATIONS. Germanicarmsinbronze . . . , .129 Keito-Gallic, Gallic,andLower-Britannicarms . 133 Britisharmsinbronze 136 Scandinavianarmsinbronze . . . . .139 Bronzearmsofvariouscountries . . . .141 V. ARMSOFTHEIRONAGEBELONGINGTONO.RTH.ERN.NATI.ONS. Germanicarmsoftheironage 149 AScramnsdionfavtiheaniraornmsagoefotfhevairrioonusagneatio.ns .. .. ..115589 228516
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