The sword and the crucible : a history of the metallurgy of European swords up to the 16th century /

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Author / Creator:	Williams, Alan (Alan R.)
Imprint:	Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (300 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	History of warfare History of warfare.
Subject:	Swords -- Europe -- History -- To 1500. Metallurgy -- Europe -- History -- To 1500. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Metallurgy. Swords. Europe. Electronic books. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133486

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ISBN:	9789004229334 9004229337 9004227830 9789004227835 9781280496325 1280496320
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The sword was the most important of weapons, but relatively little has been written about its metallurgy. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords are used to tell the story of the making of swords from the first examples through the Middle Ages to the 16th century.
Other form:	Print version: Williams, Alan. Sword and the Crucible : A History of the Metallurgy of European Swords up to the 16th Century. Leiden : BRILL, ©2012 9789004227835

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