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From Mediaeval Sword to Renaissance Rapier
Full text linkTHE sword types of the Middle Ages proper are not numerous. They are assembled chiefly about two main types: the sword with the brazil-nutshaped pommel and the sword with the disc-or wheel pommel. In both main groups there are numerous variations olf the pommel forms, with a certain amount of typological sequence, intermediate forms and special forms.No disponible
Córdoba-Toledo-Roma. Contribución hispanoárabe a la cultura europea
Full text linkNot available.No cabe considerar a la cultura europea como algo independiente en si mismo. Tampoco lo fué la cultura griega, ni la romana, ni la cultura medieval cristiana, ni el desarrollo técnico de nuestros tiempos. Casi todo movimiento cultural tiene sus raíces en los países del Mediterráneo oriental, en el Oriente medio.
Cuando la cultura greco-romana hubo casi desaparecido del suelo europeo, después de la invasión de los bárbaros, llegó también de Oriente la necesaria renovación, principalmente a través de los árabes, que la llevaron consigo a España y desde allí pasó a Francia y a los demás países de Europa
Introduction to the Study of Islamic Arms and Armours
No full textEarly Islamic weapons of any archaeological value are comparatively very few. The earlier swords are all straight, mostly double edged. Curved sabres do not become common until circa 1500, nevertheless the Mongol type started to become a fashion in some Moslem provinces during the 13th cent. Here, we mention some known types.No disponible
Introduction to the History of the European Sword
Full text linkMost races, tribes or civilizations have weapons of their own, characteristic of them and made in accordance to the particular methods of war which suit their mentality and conditions of living. In the types, shapes and methods of using the different specimens, nations or races reveal something of their character, temperament, social conditions and civilizations.No disponible
East and West. Mutual Contributions to Civilization
No full textWEAPONS have always been an important factor in the civilization of man since the early days of prehistoric time. Primitive implements, combinations of weapons and tools, from the very early Paleolithic caves and abris, are known to us in several places of Europe and the Orient, particularly from the later parts of the Glacial Age and from the Post Glacial Age.No disponible