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 p.).
Language:	English
Series:	History of warfare History of warfare.
Subject:	TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science Swords -- Europe -- History -- To 1500. Metallurgy -- Europe -- History -- To 1500. Metallurgy. Swords. Europe. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9354319

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ISBN:	9789004229334 (electronic book) 9789004229334 (electronic bk.) 9004229337 (electronic bk.)
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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, c2012 9789004227835
Standard no.:	10.1163/9789004229334

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