Arms and Armour Books in my Collection
Last Updated Nov. 19, 2006
2,500 Years of European Helmets; 800B.C.-1700A.D.; By
Howard Curtis; Hardcover 346 pages, oblong
7"x8.5" (1978) Beinfield Publishing Co. North; Hollywood,
California
Description: Around 150 plates showing 1 helmet each with short
description on opposite page.
My Opinion: For someone who makes replica helmets is a very
valuable reference book.
Agincourt 1415 ; Men-at-Arms Vol. 9; Paperback, 96 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (July 1999) ISBN: 1855329506
Allentown Art Museum. Arms and Armor. A loan exhibition from the collection of Stephen V. Grancsay, with important contributions by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts. March-June 1964. Text by S.V. Grancsay. Allentown, 1964. 92 pages, Prof. illus. 4to. Wraps.
L'ameria del Palazzo Ducale a Venezia by U. Franzoi; in
Italian; hardcover; 274 pages; 4to (1990)
Description: The definitive guide to the superb arms &
armour
collection at the Ducal Palace in Venice.
The Anglian helmet from Coppergate By Dominic Tweddle;
softcover; 376 pages, 150 line illustrations, 155 mono plates, 56
colour
plates (includes separate folder of outsize figs) AY17/8,
(1993) Council for British Archaeology ISBN: 1872414192
Description: (From CBA) The dramatic discovery of the helmet, in
a wood lined pit, set in train a programme of analysis and study which
has culminated in this lavishly illustrated (with many colour
illustrations) and detailed report. One of only three known British
Anglo Saxon helmets, and by far the best preserved, the Coppergate
helmet has been studied by archaeologists and art historians and all
the strands of evidence point to a date in the latter half of the 8th
century.
Antiche Armi dal sec. IX al XVIII: gia Collezione Odescalchi Catalogo a Cura di Nolfo di Carpegna in Italian; softcover; 101 pages of text plus 543 b&w photos on an unknown number of pages and 3 pages of makers marks (1969)
Antique Arms and Armour by Frederick Wilkinson; Hardcover; Drake Publishers; 6 1/2" X 9 1/2" - 192 pages - 100's photos (1972) New York
The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry By R. Ewart Oakeshott; Paperback - 384 pages (October 1996) Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486292886
Armamento Difensivo Trecentesco Dalle Collezioni Carrand E Ressman Bargello Museum; in Italian; 22 pages; softcover; reissue of 1984 edition
Armature All'Eroica Dei Negroli by M. Scalini; in Italian; softcover; 46 pages; 24 illustrations; reissue of 1987 edition
Le armature di S.Maria delle Grazie di Curtatone di Mantova e l'armatura lombarda del '400. by Lionello G. Boccia; in Italian; Hardcover; cm.27x32; 304pages; 536 ill. (1982) published by Bramante in Italy
L'armeria di Palazzo Farnese a Piacenza by Paolo Pinti; In Italian; 20.5cm x 20cm; 119 pages (1988) Piacenza
L'Armeria Reale di Torino edited by Franco Mazzini; Includes text by Claudio Bertolotto, Marisa Cartesegna, Michela di Macco, Giorgio Dondi, Franco Mazzini, Raffaele Natta Soleri, Giovanni Romano, and Carlenrica Spantigati; In Italian; Hardcover; 27cm x 32cm; 434 pages; 390 photos + 41 drawings; 2000 copies printed (1982) Bramante editrice
Armi Antiche Catalogo della Mostra a Palasso Bosdari Ancona, 16-30 Settembre 1978: Centro Studi per le Armi Antiche Ancona by Maurizio Mauro; in Italian; softcover; 47 pages of text plus 18 pages of b&w photos (1978)
Armi e Armature del Museo Nazionale di Ravenna: Guide Alla Lettura by Lionello G. Boccia; in Italian; softcover; 16 pages; 8 color photographs; (1996)
Armi e Artie: Un Viaggio Per Musei, Chiesee Castelli Alla Ricerca
di Armi Antiche, Alla Scoperta di Cose Belle by P. Pinti; in
Italian;
256 pages; fully illustrated (1997)
Description: Guide to the smaller collections of arms and armour
in museum and public places in Italy, catalogued by town.
Armi in Occidente by Arturo Puricelli-Guerra; in Italian; softcover; 156 pages; many color photos (1966) Fratelli Fabbri Editori; Milan, Italy
The Armies of Agincourt Men-at-Arms Vol. 113; by Christopher Rothero; softcover; 40 pages; Osprey Publishing Limited (1981) ISBN: 0-85045-394-1
Armies of Medieval Burgandy, 1364-1477; Men-at-Arms Vol. 144; by Nicholas Michael; softcover, 40 pages; Stackpole Books (Nov. 1983) ISBN: 0850455189
Armor by Charlotte Yue and David Yue; Hardcover; 96 pages ; Houghton Mifflin Company (Sept. 1994) ISBN: 0395681014
Armor and Arms, An elementary handbook and guide to the collection in the City Art Museum of St. Louis Missouri, USA by Hoopes, Thomas T. ; Paperback; St. Louis Art Museum (1954)
Armour from Ancient to Modern Times by Petr Klucina; Hardcover - 133 pages illustrated with full page color drawings each next to a page of text. (1997) Slovart Publishing Ltd; ISBN 0760704759
Armour from the battle of Wisby, 1361. by Thordeman, Bengt.; Stockholm : Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, 1939; 2 volume set , vol. 1 Text -- vol. 2 Plates. (1939)
Armour & Helmet by Peter Krenn ; 62 pages total with 32 pages of color photos; Text in English and German; German Title: Harnisch Und Helm (1987)
The Armour of Imperial Rome by H. Russell Robinson, Scribner's Sons, New York, 1975
The Armourer and His Craft : From the XIth to the XVth Century by Charles Foulkes, Charles J. Ffoulkes Paperback - 256 pages (January 1989) Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486258513
Armourers by Matthias Pfaffenbichler Paperback, 72 pages ISBN: 0802077323 Publisher: University of Toronto Press (May 1992)
The Armoury of the Castle of Churburg by James G. Mann & M. Scalini; Hardcover with leather spines; 2 Volume set, 516 pages and 404 pages, 4to, nearly 700 illustrations many in color; Volume 1 is a reprint of the 1929 English edition of the Churburg catalogue and volume 2 is an update to the 1929 catalogue. (1996)
Armoury of the Doges Palace in Venice by Umberto Franzoi Paperback, 108 pages 72 plates , Stamperia di Venezia Editric, Venice, 1966
Arms and Armor (in the Cleveland Museum of Art) by Stephen
Fliegel 228 pages, 100 color plates with 20 halftones, 9 x 11
in. Paperback
Description: A descriptive history of European arms and
armor illustrated with works from the museum's Severance Collection,
specially photographed for this volume after extensive conservation.
The book includes a discussion of the technological and social history
of armor from ancient times through the medieval period, as well as
illustrated examples of arms and armor represented in art, such as tomb
brasses, funeral effigies, and manuscript illuminations. With an index
and a detailed technical glossary. 1998.
Arms & Armor by Stephen V. Grancsay Hardcover (not issued with DJ) (1964)
Arms and Armor: in the Age of Chivalry (Color Treasury Series) Intro by Aldo G. Cimarelli; Crescent Books (1973) New York, NY
Arms and Armor Annual, 1973, Robert Held
editor; Paperback ; ISBN: 0695804073
Description: Book of essays by experts on arms and armour.
Arms and Armor from the Antelier of Ernst Schmidt. Munich
edited by E. Andrew Mowbray forward by Stephen V. Grancsay ; 1000
printed; Hardcover; 168 pages; 84 plates with thousands of items.
(1967)
Description: Includes a reprint of a catalogue of arms and
armour made or sold by Ernst Schmidt (Late 1800s to early 1900s) along
with a smaller catalogue from one of his competitors.
Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago By
Walter J. Karcheski, Jr. Hardcover 103 color
illustrations, 12 black and white. 128 pages (1995) Bullfinch
Press ISBN 0821222058 (2 copies)
Description: This is a book of arms and armor in the
George
F. Harding Collection now in the Art Institute of Chicago. Includes
color plates of numerous examples of arms and armour.
My Opinion: This is a good collection catalogue to have . The
hardcover edition is now out of print but the paperback edition is
still
available and well worth the price at $25 a copy.
Arms and Armor in Colonial America 1526-1783 by Harold Peterson ; Hardcover; 359 pages; (1956)
Arms and Armor of the Conquistador, 1492-1600 (A catalogue of arms and armor from the exhibit, First Encounters: Spanish Explorations of the Caribbean and United States, 1492-1570) text by Walter J. Karcheski, Jr. (Higgins Armory Museum) Introduction by Susan Milbrath (Florida Museum of Natural History) (1990) Published by: Florida Museum of Natural History; No ISBN (2 copies)
Arms and Armor: Essays by Stephen V. Grancsay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 1920-1964 by Stephen V. Grancsay ; Hardcover with DJ, 542 pages (1986) Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Arms & Armor of the Greeks by Anthony M. Snodgrass; Paperback, 165 pages (Dec. 1998) Johns Hopk; ISBN: 0801860733
Arms & Armor A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century
Sources Selected & Arranged by Carol Belanger Grafton;
Paperback - 119 pages (1995) Dover Publications; ISBN 0486285618
Description: This is a book of nineteenth century line drawings,
no text.
My Opinion: Not of much reference value. Unless you want to scan
in a line drawing for something don't bother.
Arms and Armor of the Samurai; by Ian Bottomley and Anthony
Hopson ; Hardcover - 192 pages (many color photographs)
(1988) ISBN 0517103184
My Opinion: This a very well illustrated book on Japanese
arms and armour through out history. It has many color photographs with
detailed descriptions and gives a general history of Japanese arms and
armour. If your interested in Japanese arms and armour I highly
recommend this book.
Arms and Armour by Vesey Norman
Hardcover, 96 pages, 130 Illustrations, New York, Octopus Books
1972.
Description: This is a book on the history of European
arms and armour.
My Opinion: Good color illustrations. You can generally
find a used copy of this book in VG or better condition for around $10.
Arms & Armour (from the series 'Pleasures &
Treasures') by Vesey Norman; Hardcover (no DJ), 8vo (8 1/2
x 8 1/2), pictorial cover, 128 pages with many b/w & color
illus.; (1964) Putnam; NY;
Note: This is largely the same as Arms and Armour
by Vesey Norman (1972)
Arms & Armour by Frederick Wilkinson; Hardcover, 156 pages, 4to Chancellor Press, (1996) ISBN: 0737246472
Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Charles Boutell; Paperback - 296 pages (1996) Combined Books; ISBN: 0938289624
Arms, Armour & Base-Metal Work, The James A. DeRothschild Colln. at Waddesdon by Claude Blair; The National Trust; Hardcover in slip case; 9 1/2" X 12 1/2" - 531 pages (1974) London
Arms and Armour in Britain (2nd edition) by Alan
Borg; Paperback 32 pages, 64 b/w and 4 pages of color
illustrations (1986) ISBN: 0116705760
My Opinion: Nice booklet, good pictures.
Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States by David Nicolle; 1st of 2 volumes; Hardcover; 640 pages; (May 1999) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 1853673471
Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia by David Nicolle; 2nd of 2 volumes; Hardcover; 640 pages; (November 1999) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 1853673692
Arms and Armour of the English Civil War by
D Blackmore 100 pages, 123 b/w and 8 color
illustrations Hardcover ISBN: 0948092122
Description: Describes the weapons and armour used during
the English Civil Wars on both sides, citing examples from the Royal
Armouries including the unique Littlecote Armoury.
Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight By David
Edge Hardcover (September 1993) Crescent Books; ISBN:
0517103192 (2 copies)
Description: This is a book on the history of European
arms and armour.
My Opinion: This a very well written and illustrated book with
many color photographs from the Wallace collection. There are a number
of detailed photographs of the inside of a suite (from the Wallace
collection). This book is a must for any one who studies arms and
armour.
Arms & Armour from the Permanent Collection by
Helmut Nickel; softcover (1991) The Metropolitan Museum of
Art (NO ISBN)
My Opinion: Nice booklet, good pictures.
Arms & Armour in Spain II: A Short Survey from the End of the 12th Century to the Beginnings of the 15th Century by Ada Bruhn de Hoffmeyer; 310 pages; softcover (1982) Instituto de Estudios Sobre Armas Antiguas
Arms & Armour of the Western World by Bruno Thomas, Ortwin Gamber, Hans Schedelmann; Hardcover, 252 pages (1964)
The Arms of the Stibbert Museum: The European and Islamic Collections this is a guidebook for the collection; in English and Italian; softcover; 48 pages; illustrated thoughout with color photographs (2000)
Arms Through the Ages by William Reid; Hardcover - 280 pages with dj. 11x12 inches (1976) Harper & Row
Art, Arms And Armour: An International Anthology, Volume I:
1979-80 by Robert Held Hardcover 544 pages (1979)
Description: Book of essays by experts on arms and armour.
The Art Of The Armorer, December 7, 1967- April 1, 1968. A Loan Exhibition of European Arms and Armor by Hodge, G. Stuart, and Stephen V. Grancsay The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from the Metropolitan Museum of Art By Helmut Nickel Trade Paperback (Later Printing); American Federation of Arts (1982)
L'arte dell'armatura in Italia by Lionello G. Boccia and E.T.Coelho; in Italian; Hardcover in box; one of 1600 numbered copies; 549 pages; illusated with photgraphs throughout (1967) Published by Bramante in Milano, Italy
Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars (Men-at-Arms Series) by David Nicolle; Paperback - 40 pages (1984) Osprey ISBN: 0850455480
The Bashford Dean Collection of Arms and Armor in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. by Kienbusch and Grancsay ; HardCover;
270 pages + 63 b/w plates illustrating 197 objects + One pull out page
giving sizes and weights of various elements making up the armors.;
Published in 1933 for "The Arms and Armor Club of New York City", only
250 printed.
Description: Catalogue of the Bashford Dean collection now
in to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also gives the history of
Bashford Dean and his collection.
The Bashford Dean Collection of Arms and Armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. by Kienbusch and Grancsay ; HardCover (cloth bound); 270 pages + 63 b/w plates illustrating 197 objects + One pull out page giving sizes and weights of various elements making up the armors.; This is a Limited Reprint, the original was published in 1933 for The Arms and Armor Club of New York City" Only 250 originally published. 270 pages plus 63 plates illustrating 197 objects. One pull out page giving sizes and weights of various elements making up the armors.
Castel Sant'Angelo: The Mausoleum of Hadrian ; National Military And Art Museum: ; 85 Black and white photographs. Includes photos of armor, swords and gun locks from the collection, Military History Military History Art Castel Sant'Angelo Museum.
Catalogue of Armor. The John Woodman Higgins Armory.
by Grancsay, Stephen V. ; 8Vo Hardcover, 127 pages with b/w
photos and diagrams (1961)
My Opinion: I find it to be a very valuable reference book but
part of it is that I live about a hours drive from the Higgins Armory.
A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance 1916-1923 by Helen Ives Gilchrist; Hardcover; 294 page including 51 b/w photo plates; This is a limited reprint, the original was printed in 1924 by The Cleveland Museum of Art; The original printing was limited to 300 copies
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ancient Helmets & Examples of Mail by Baron deCosson & W. Burgess; softcover; 140 pages 15 Plates ; First published by The Society of Antiquaries of London in "Archaeologia" Vol. ?? 1880 (Reprinted 1985)
Catalogue of the Collection of European Arms & Armour Formed at Greennock by R. L. Scott described by Felix Joubert; Hardcover; This is a limited reprint of the original published in 1924; The 3 volumes of the original set are bound as one volume in this reprint; The original printing was limited to 100 copies
The Churburg Armoury by Carlo Paggiarino; Foreword by Claude
Blair; Intro by Ian Eaves; 304 pages; 245x315mm; EAN:
978-88-95191-00-3; limited edition of 2000 copies; Published by Hans
Prunner
Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Weapons ; Edited by Leonid Tarassuk and Claude Blair; Hardcover; 543 pages (1982) ISBN 067142257X
Crusader Knight: 1187-1344 AD by Christa Hook (Illustrator) David Nicolle; Softcover, 64 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (March 1999) ISBN: 1855329344
The Development of the Coat of Plates: The Evolution of Cloth-Covered Armour 1250-1500 by Michael S. Lacy; Illustrated by Michael S. Lacy and Anthony J. Bryant; Published as issue #69 of "The Compleat Anachronist" a publication of The Society of Creative Anachronism; Softcover; 68 pages; No ISBN
A Distinguished Collection of Arms and Armor on Permanent Display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History by Russell E. Belous (Editor). Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History & The Ward Ritchie Press; 4to. 128 pages + 6 plates, profusely illus. (some colour), cloth binding, Deluxe Edition, Limited to 1000 copies (1969)
El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492 ; Men-at-Arms Series Vol. 200; by David Nicolle Angus McBride (Illustrator); Paperback, 48 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (September 1998) ISBN: 0850458404
English Medieval Knight 1400-1500 by Christopher Gravett; Illustrated by Graham Turner; Softcover; 64 pages; Osprey Publishing Limited (2001) ISBN: 1-84176-146-X
European Arms and Armor by Charles Henry Ashdown; Hardcover, 480 pages (April 1995) Barnes & Noble ISBN: 1566196515
European Armour: circa 1066 to circa 1700 ; by Claude Blair; Hardcover; 248 pages, 300 text drawings 8vo.; (1958) B.T.Batsford Ltd.; London
European Armour in the Tower of London by Arthur Richard Dufty; Hardcover, 17 pages plus index, Quarto, 164 plates some in colour. (1968) London; HMSO
European Helmets, 1450-1650: Treasures from the Reserve
Collection 48 pages, 87 illustrations, 8 1/2 in. x 11
in. Softcover (2000) Metropolitan Museum of Art. (2 copies)
Description: This publication, issued in conjunction with the
exhibition "European Helmets, 1450-1650" (held at the Museum January
25,
2000 through January 2001), explores the evolution, technology,
form, and fashion of European head defenses over two centuries, from
1450 to 1650.
European Weapons and Armour : from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution By Ewart Oakeshott (with line illustrations by the author) 288 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. (1980)
Fine Arms And Armor, Treasures in the Dresden Collection
by Johannes Schobel, Translated by M.O.A. Stanton, preface by
Claude Blair. Putnam's and Sons, NY. 1975 1st ed. 255 pages, 183
photographs (many color)
Description: Catalogue of Dresden collection with detailed
descriptions and a history of the collection.
German Medieval Armies, 1300-1500 (Men-at-Arms Series, Volume 166) by Christopher Gravett; 48 pages; Paperback (Oct. 1988) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0850456142
A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armour in All Countries and in all Times by George Cameron Stone; Hardcover; 694 pages (1961) ISBN 0517065878
A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armour in All Countries and in all Times by George Cameron Stone; Hardcover; 694 pages; 1st Edition (1934) The Southworth Press; Portland, Maine
The Gods of War: Sacred Images and the Decoration of Arms and
Armor by Donald J. LaRocca; Paperback, 48 pages, 35 illus. (25 in
full color), 8 1/2 x 11 in. (1997) Metropolitan Museum of Art; ISBN:
0870997793 (2 copies)
Description: This publication explores the use of sacred images
and symbolism in the decoration of armor and weapons from cultures
around the world.
Guia Ilustrada de la Real Armeria de Madrid by Javier Cortes; in Spanish; softcover; 78 pages of text plus 24 b&w photo plates (1950) Editorial Patrimonio Nacional
Guida Ufficiale della Reale Armeria di Torino: Compilata per cura della Direzione: dal Cav. Giuseppe Chiaudano in Italian; softcover; Quinta Edizione; 151 pages; no photos (1923) Torino
Handbook of Arms & Armor, European & Oriental, ;
Including The William H. Riggs Collection. by Bashford Dean
Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY. (1921) Soft cover 163 pages,
Brown wraps, black spine/cover lettering. Many b/w photos.
Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms & Armor
Cleveland Museum of Art 1925. Soft cover 6" X 9" 71 pages
including 14 pages
Description: Armorer's marks for Suits of Armor, Helmets,
Swords, Guns & Gun parts, Crossbows, Pole Arms and Daggers. 32 B/W
Photos of approx. 100 items as above from the 13th. to 17th. Century.
This is the Museum handbook for the Severance Collection given to the
museum in the 1920's.
Der Harnisch by August Grosz; Sammlungen Des Kunsthistorischen Museums in Wien; In German; softcover; 55 pages; b&w photos (1925)
Harnische by Bruno Thomas; Kunstverlag Wolfrun Wien; in German; softcover; 30 pages of text plus 48 b&w photo plates (1947)
Harnische Historisches Museum Dresden in German; softcover; 70 pages including 32 b&w photo plates (1965?)
Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare By Bashford Dean; 325 pages .; with 38 page World War II supplement; Hardcover; Carl J. Pugliese, publisher (1977)
Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53; Men-at-Arms, Vol. 317; by Paul Knight & Mike Chappell; Paperback, 48 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (Jan. 1999) ISBN: 185532699X
Henry VIII's Army (Men-at-Arms, Vol. 191) by Paul Cornish, Angus McBride (Illustrator); Paperback, 48 pages; Stackpole Books (Sept. 1998) ISBN: 085045798X
Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and His Contemporaries by Stuart W. Pyhrr, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Filippo Negroli, Silvio Leydi , Jose-A Godoy; Hardcover, 368 pages (March 1999) Abrams, Harry N Inc. ISBN: 0810965291
Historical Armor: A Picture Book softcover; 42 pages (19 pages of text and 23 pages of b&w photo plates) (1951) Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York City, NY, USA
An Historical Guide to Arms and Armor by Stephen Bull edited by Tony North. Studio (S0 Uk 1997) Oversize 15" 9" containing over 300 illus in color ab B&W 224 pages
Imperial Austria : Treasures of Art, Arms & Armor from the State of Styria By Peter Krenn and Walter J., Jr. Karcheski; Hardcover
Die Innsbrucker Plattnerkunst Katalog: Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum * Innsbruck Kunstausstellung 1954: vom 26. Juni bis 30. September 1954; in German; softcover; 106 pages of text plus 96 b&w photo plates (1954)
Italian Medieval Armies, 1300-1500 (Men-at-Arms Series, Volume 136) by David Nicolle; Paperback, 40 pages (Sept. 1988) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0850454778
Katalog der Waffen-Sammlung im Zenghause zu Solothurn by Dr. Rudolf Wegeli; In German; softcover; 116 pages of text plus 17 b&w photo plates (1905)
The Knights of Christ; Men-at-Arms Vol. 155; by Terence Wise;Paperback, 48 pages; Stackpole Books (Nov. 1984) ISBN: 0850456045
The Knight and the Blast Furnace : A History of the Metallurgy of Armour in the Middle Ages & the Early Modern Period by Dr. Alan Williams; Hardcover; 950 pages (January 2003) Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.; ISBN: 9-00412-4985
Knight and His Armor by Ewart Oakeshott; 2nd Edition; Paperback (May 1999) Dufour Editions, Inc.; ISBN: 0802313299
Knights at Tournament (Elite Series) by Christopher Gravett; Paperback - 64 pages (1988) Osprey ISBN 0850458366
The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms by Kretzschmar von Kienbusch; Hardcover with slip case; 365 pages of text and 164 b/w photo plates showing 762 items (1963) Published by Princeton University Press in Princeton, NJ; Printing limited to 250 copies
The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms by Kretzschmar von Kienbusch; Hardcover; 365 pages of text and 164 b/w photo plates showing 762 items; This is a Limited Reprint, the original was published by Princeton University Press in Princeton, NJ in 1963; The original printing was limited to 250 copies
The Landeszeughaus of Graz by Peter Kenn; English Edition; softcover; 64 pages; color photos throughout (1991) ISBN: 3222119511
Landshuter Plattnerkunst Ein Uberblick: mit Katalog der Ausstellung vom 14. Juni bis 20. Juli 1975 taglich 9-17 Uhr im Deutschen Saal der Stadtresidenz; in German; softcover; 104 pages which includes 64 pages of b&w photo plates (1975)
Leather and the Warrior: An account of the importance of leather to the fighting man from the time of the ancient Greeks to World War II by John W. Waterer; hardcover; 180 pages + a 20 page introduction; 158 photos (mostly b/w with a few color) (1981) The Museum of Leathercraft; Northampton, England; ISBN: 0950418218
Loan Exhibition of Medieval and Renaissance Arms and Armor by Stephan Grancsay ; (1953) Paperback
London Apprentices: Armourers and Braisiers' Company c1610-1800
by Cliff Webb; softcover; 97 pages (1999)
Description: Covers: Armourers and Brasiers Company
apprenticeships, an index of apprenticeships, index of places, index of
subjects.
Lorica Segmentata: A Handbook of Roman Plate Armour Edited by M. C. Bishop; 120 pages (November 2002) Armatura Press; ISBN: 0953984842
Mediaeval & Renaissance Arms & Armor, loan exhibition from the Met. Museum of Art, L.A. County Museum, Jan. 15-Mar. 18, 1953 by Stephan V. Grancsay; Paperback, 4to (1953) (Same as Loan Exhibition of...)
The Medieval Armour from Rhodes by Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.
and T. Richardson; Hardcover; 176 pages, 248 illus. (1999)
Description: A catalogue of the armour of the Knights of St.John
which survived on the island of Rhodes to the 19th Century after which
it was dispersed to public & private collections in Europe &
America. Nearly 200 pieces of armour are included in this lavish new
catalogue.
Mediaeval Arms and Armour by Francesco Rossi; softcover; Magna Books; 10 1/2" X 14 1/4"; 50 plates, most in color (1990) Leicester
Medieval Military Costume Recreated in Colour Photographs by Gerry Embleton; softcover; 96 pages (Nov. 2000) Published by The Crowood Press, Wiltshire; ISBN: 1-86126-371-6
Medieval and Renaissance Splendor: Arms and Armor from the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, and Works of Art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida : An Exhibition at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of ART by Cynthia Duval and Walter J. Karcheski; Paperback, 121 pages (January 1983) The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation ISBN: 091675815X
The Medieval Soldier's World: 15th Century Campaign Life Recreated in Color Photographs by Gary A. Embleton, Gerry Embleton, John Houe; Hardcover; 144 pages; (Aug. 1995) Motorbooks International, Publishers & Wholesalers; ISBN: 1859150365
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide to the Collections: Arms and Armor softcover; 32 pages (1968) Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York City, NY, USA
Museo Poldi Pezzoli. Armeria. I edited by Carlo Pirovano; In Italian; Hardcover; 24.5cm x 24.5cm; 421 pages, 11 pages and 591 illustrations (1985) Musei e Gallerie di Milano / Museums and Galleries of Milan; Milan, Italy; ISBN: 88-435-1240-4
Museo Provincial de Alava Armeria Vitoria in Spanish; softcover; 49 pages of text plus 18 pages of b&w photos (1967)
L'oploteca Nel Museo Nazionale di Ravenna: Tre Secoli di Armi
Antiche by Lionello G. Boccia; in Italian; hardcover; 174
pages; 4to (1989)
Description: Covers the armour in the Ravenna Museum.
Osterreichissche Florenzhilfe Waffen: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Waffensammlung in der Neuen Burg by Bruno Thomas and Lionello G. Boccia; in German; softcover; 81 pages of text plus 56 b&w photo plates (1970)
Phaidon Guide to Antique Weapons and Armour By Robert Wilkinson-Latham; Hardcover over 600 items illustrated in full colour artwork, photographs, and line drawings (1984) Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ISBN: 0136619355
Pisanello e l'arte delle armature nel Rinascimento (Exhibition: Mantova, House of the Mantegna, 26 October 1996 - 5 January 1997) In Italian; 28cm x 28cm; 85 pages (1996) Mantova, Italy
La Real Armeria de Madrid by Javier Cortes; in Spanish; softcover; 132 pages including 39 b&w photo plates and 8 color photo plates (1963) Editorial Patrimonio Nacional
A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries by Guy Francis Laking; reprinted in 2000 originally published in 1920-1925; 6 vol. hardcover set which includes A Record of Armour Sales 1881-1924 and a new introduction by Claude Blair (2000) Ken Trotman Ltd. Cambridge, England
Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy - Renaissance Tapestry and Armor from the Patrimonio Nacional By Ortiz, Antonio Dominguez. et al. Hardcover Color illus. throughout. (1991). NY. MMA/Abrams.
Royal Armouries Museum 32 pages, 60 color
illustrations paperback ISBN: 0948092246
Description: A souvenir illustrating some of the key
themes
and displays, gallery by gallery, in the new Royal Armouries Museum in
Leeds.
Royal Armouries Official Guide By Peter Hammond ;
Paperback 64 pages (1986) ISBN 0948092017
My Opinion: Nice booklet, good pictures.
The Royal Armoury at Greenwich 1515 to 1649: a history of its
technology by A Williams and A de Reuck; ii + 140
pages, approx. 180 b/w illustrations paperback ISBN:
094809222X
Description: Traces the metallurgical development of the
Greenwich workshops; this is probably the first time that the technical
evolution of a particular Renaissance craft workshop has been followed
from its first flowering to the obsolescence of the industry it served.
Metallographic analysis of more than sixty products of the workshops
are
included.
(2nd copies)
Die Rustkammern Kunsthistorisches Museum Sammlungen Schloss Ambras; in German; softcover; 106 pages with b&w and color photos (1981) Wien
Schutzwaffen aus sieben Jahrhunderten Aus dem Schweizerischen Landesmuseum Edited by Paul Haupt Bern; in German; softcover; 10 pages of text plus 24 b&w photo plates (1968)
Shiny Shapes: Arms and Armor from the Zeughaus of Graz
Landesmuseum Joanneum (Editor) Hardcover, 220 pages, (March
1999) Springer-Verlag Wien, New York; ISBN: 3211830987
My Opinion: This book has some of the best close up photographs
of armour that I've seen. I would say the book is about 90% photographs
and 10% text (about the history of the armoury and the region).
Souvenirs de L'escalade au Musee D'art et D'histoire by Clement Bosson; in French; softcover; 23 pages including 3 pages of b&w photos (1952)
Spanish Arms and Armour being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid Edited by Albert F. Calvert; hardcover; 142 pages + 248 b/w plates (1907) John Lane / The Bodley Head; London, England
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden: Historisches Museum Dresden In German; softcover; 25 pages of text plus 32 b&w photo plates (1966)
Das Steiermarkische Landeszeughaus in Graz by Dr. Otto Schwarz; in German; softcover; 43 pages of text plus 16 b&w photo plates (1953)
Das Steiermarkische Landeszeughaus in Graz by Peter Kenn; in German; softcover; 76 pages of text plus 16 b&w photo plates; 2nd edition (1978)
Studies in European Arms and Armor: The C. Otto Von Kienbusch Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Jane Watkins (Editor); Contributions by Everett Fahy, Helmut Nickel, Claude Blair, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Lionello G. Boccia, A. V.B. Norman, Donald J. La Rocca; Designed by Greer Allen; Preface by Anne d'Harnoncourt; 207 pages; Hardcover; ISBN: 0830006796
Studies in European Arms and Armor: The C. Otto von Kienbusch Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Claude Blair, Lionello G. Boccia, Everett Fahy, Helmut Nickel, A. V. B. Norman, Stuart W. Pyhrr, and Donald J. La Roca; (1992) 208 pages, 200 illustrations (22 in color), 11¼ x 8 3/8" Paper ISBN: 087633088X
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial a Handbook by Bruce-Mitford; 134 pages; Paperback; illus. include 8 color pages (1979)
The Swiss at War, 1300-1500; Men-at-Arms Series Vol. 94; by Douglas Miller; Paperback, 40 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited; (Sept. 1998) ISBN: 0850453348
Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century by Brian R. Price; 532 pages; Hardcover; 8.5" x 11"; 1032+ photographs and illustrations; A Paladin Press hardcover (2000) ISBN: 1581600984
Treasures from the Tower of London by A V B
Norman and G M Wilson; viii + 132 pages, 120 b/w and 23
color illustrations hardback ISBN: 0946009007
Description: Describes and illustrates a varied selection
of objects from the collections of the Royal Armouries.
A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons by Francis
Grose; 212 pages; 7 1/2" bu 10"; plates were taken from the original
armour in the Tower of Londonand
other Arfenals, Mufeums, and Cabinets.; reprint of the 1786
edition; Benchmark Publ.; (1970) Glendale, N.Y.
The Venetian Empire, 1200-1670 (Men-at-Arms Series, Volume 210) by David Nicolle, Christopher Rothero (Illustrator); 48 pages; Paperback (July 1989) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0850458994
Victoria & Albert Museum. European Armour by Hayward, J.F.; London, 1965. Unpaginated, (10p.) text, 40 illus.
Die Waffensammlung: Historisches Museum Basel by Wolfgang Schneewind; in German; softcover; 79 pages of text plus 16 b&w photo plates (1958) Birkhauser Verlag, Basel
Waffensammlung in der Neuen Burg zu Wien Kunsthistorisches Museum by August Grosz and Bruno Thomas; in German; softcover; 291 pages which includes 24 b&w photo plates (1936)
Wallace Collection Catalogue of European Arms & Armour by
J. G. Mann ISBN 0900785055 3 volume paperback set
My Opinion: Very valuable reference book. Well worth the $50
price (less if you buy it directly from the Wallace Collection Book
Store).
Warriors & Worthies: Arms & Armour Through the Ages by Nickel, Helmut; Hardcover, 8vo (9.5" x 10.25" approx.), 122 pages, color photos by B. Pendleton, b/w courtesy of The Met. Museum of Art, NY; (1969) Atheneum; NY
The Wars of the Roses (Men-at-Arms Series, Vol.
145) by Terence Wise, Martin Windrow (Editor), With G. A.
Embleton; Paperback, 40 pages; (Sept. 1988) ISBN: 0850455200
Misc. Non Armour Books
The Art of Blacksmithing by Alex W. Bealer; Hardcover, 438 pages, over 500 illus. Stout 8vo, cloth, d.j. Revised ed. Reprint. Edison, Castle Books, 1995
The Art of War: A Revised Edition of the Ellis Farneworth Translation by Niccolo Machiavelli and Ellis Farneworth (Translator); Paperback; 336 pages; Da Capo Press, Incorporated (Sept. 1990) ISBN: 0306804123
Catalogo del Palazzo Internazionale delle aste ed Esposizioni Vendita di Importanti Armi da Fuoco del XVI al XX Sec.; 52 pages; b&w photos (1973)
The Craft and Design of Monumental Brasses by Henry H. Trivick; 152 pages with many illus., x-lib., large format, hardcover (1969) The Humanities Press
On Divers Arts by Theophilus; Translated from the Latin with Introduction and Notes by John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith; Softcover; 216 pages; 45 illustrations (1979) Dover; NY, NYC; ISBN 0-486-23784-2
The English Martial Arts by T. Brown; 240 pages;
220 photos; (1997)
Description: A study of medieval fighting techniques with swords
and daggers, broadswords, quarterstaffs & bills.
The Flowering of the Middle Ages edited by Joan Evans; hardcover; 303 illus., 93 in full color; 210 photos, engravings, drawings, and maps; 242 pages (1998) Barns & Noble; NY, NY; ISBN: 0760708584
Formulas for Painters by Robert Massey; Softcover; 6" x 9"; 224 pages (1969) Watson-Guptill Publications; NY, NYC; ISBN: 0-8230-1877-6
The Kinght in Medieval England 1000-1400 by Peter Coss (1996) Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. ; Gloucestershire, UK ; ISBN: 0750900598
Knives and Scabbards: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London by J. Cowgill, N. Griffiths, and M. De Neergaard; Paperback; 2nd edition; 180 pages (Nov. 2000) Boydell & Brewer, Inc.; ISBN: 0851158056
A Loan Exhibition of Equestrian Equipment from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art by Stephan V. Grancsay; octavo paper
wrappers; Unpaginated, 158 items (most illus.), text drwgs. Pict.
wraps. (1955) The J.B. Speed Art Museum; Louisville
Description: Mostly medieval & renaissance
spurs, saddles, stirrups, bits, cavessons, harness ornaments.
The Medieval Archer by Jim Bradbury; Hardcover; 198 pages (2000) Barns & Noble; NY, NY ISBN: 0760720398
Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat by Talhoffer; 304 pages; 268 illus.; An English translation of Hans Talhoffer's classic fencing manual of 1467 (2000)
Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing by Rita J. Adrosko; Softcover; 5 3/8" x 8 1/2"; 154 pages; 12 illustrations (1971) Dover; NY, NYC; ISBN: 0-486-22688-3
The New American Machinist's Handbook Edited by Rupert Le Grand (Based on earlier editions of The American Machinist's Handbook) ; Handcover; 1572 pages (1955) This is a later printing after 1973; McGraw-Hill, Inc.
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli , Luigi Ricci (Translator) , and Christian Gauss (Introduction); Paperback; 96 pages; N A L (Sept. 1999) ISBN: 0451527461
Old Testament Miniatures, A Medieval Picture Book by Cockerell, Sydney C. (intro & legends by) w/preface by John Plummer; Hardcover, 210 pages, 283 paintings, 1st edition (1975) New York; George Braziller First Edition (2 Copies)
Textiles and Clothing: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London a publication of The Museum of London; Paperback 224 pages (1996) HMSO
The World of the Medieval Knight
by Christopher Gravett and Brett Breckon (Illustrator);
Hardcover; 45 pages; NTC Publishing Group (Oct. 1996) ISBN: 0872262774
Museum Bulletins/Journals
(with articles on armour)
Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity (Society
of Antiquaries of London):
(Articles on armour in the Archaeologia journals are listed in the
Articles section)
1911 Vol. 62
1926-27 Vol. 76
1928 Vol. 78
1929 Vol. 79
1930 Vol. 80
1933 Vol. 83
1934 Vol. 84
1937 Vol. 87
1965 Vol. 99
1970 Index of Volumes
51-100
1979 Vol.106
Arms & Armour Society of London:
1953-1955 (reprinted 1970)
June 1981 (Vol.X No.3)
September 1989 (Vol. XIII, No. 2)
March 1993 (Vol. XIV, No.3)
Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Bulletins:
Summer 1991 (Same as Arms & Armour from the Permanent
Collection but with 2 page director's note in front)
1973/1974 A special issue on the museum's collection of Arms and
Armor.
Nov. 1965
Summer 1959
1956 (Contains The New Galleries of European Arms & Armor
by Stephen V. Grancsay)
Journals:
1989 / vol. 24 - Essays in Honor of Helmut Nickel. 326 pages,
4to, fully illus.
1972 / vol. 5 - "A Harnes All Gilte: ......" by
Helmut Nickel
Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletins:
Winter 1985 (Volume 81, Number 345) Kienbusch
Centennial: Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch and the Collecting of
Arms and Armor in America By Donald J. LaRocca (Administrator
Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms) (2 copies)
(UK) Royal Armouries:
Year Books:
Volume1 1996. ??? pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 1997
* the new galleries in the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds
* the early history of the Tower Armouries
* the elephant armour
* the Ming sword
* the Barendyne helm
Volume 2 1997. 202 pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 1998.
* the reconstruction of the Sardis helmet
* the introduction of plate armour in medieval Europe
* the swords of John Jacob
* Japanese arms and armour
* crossbow hunting
* sniping rifles
* medieval fencing
* 19th-century Tower displays
* acquisitions for 1997
Volume 3 1998. ??? pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 1999.
* report on the exchange of exhibitions with the Kremlin
* ballistic tests carried out during 1998
* armour from Malta
* a 19th-century gun chest
* building and firing a replica Mary Rose port piece
* gunmakers Wallis of Hull and William Parker
* Japanese sieges
* acquisitions for 1998
Volume 4 1999. 198 pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 2000.
* study of Venus at the Forge of Vulcan by Breughel
* English 17th-century guns in the Kremlin
* reconstruction of the Milemete gun
* watercolourists and the Board of Ordnance
* an approach to the study of arms & armour from Tibet
* tusk swords for the elephant armour
* Victorian visitors to the Tower of London
* acquisitions for 1999
Volume 5 2000. ??? pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 2001
* two maces from Henry VIII's arsenal?
* Thomas Vicaridge, silver hilt-maker from St Brides, London
* Snowden Slights, wildfowler
* the technology of wrought-iron artillery
* Dutch composite ordnance of the early 17th century
* international arms exchanges, 1835-46
* Charles ffoulkes, Master of the Armouries 1913-38
* acquisitions for 2000
Scottish Art Review (Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums Association):
Vol.VI, No. 1, 1956 "Arms and Armour from the Scott
Collection"
Vol.XII, No. 2, 1969 "Arms and Armour" (from the Scott
Collection)
Articles
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XIII(2) 1933
"The Coleshill Helm." by James G. Mann; pages 151-154; 3 pages of text
+ 4 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXIII 1953
"The Mail-Maker's Technique" by Martin Burgess; pages 148-155; 8 pages
of text + 2 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint and a Photocopy)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXIII 1953
"Further Research into the Construction of Mail Garments" by Martin
Burgess; 10 pages of text with 6 figures + 3 b/w plates
(Offprint and a Photocopy)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXVII 1957
"The Mail Shirt from Sinigaglia" by Martin Burgess; 7 pages of
text with 4 figures + 1 b/w plate
(2 Offprint and a Photocopy)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXVIII 1958
"The Mail Shirt from the Hearst Collection" by Martin Burgess; pages
197-204; 8 pages of text + 2 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint and a Photocopy)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XL 1960
"A Habergeon of Westwale" by William Reid and E.
Martin Burgess; 11 pages of text with 1 figure + 4 b/w plates
(2 Offprint and a Photocopy)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XLV 1965
"A Helmet from Upper Winchendon Bucks." by Martin Holmes; pages
183-191; 9 pages of text + 7 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XX(3) 1940
"A Tournament Helm in Melbury Sampford Church." by James G. Mann; pages
368-379; 12 pages of text + 6 pages of b/w pages
(Offprint)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XXII(2) 1942
"Two Fourteenth-Century Gaunlets from Ripon Cathedral." by James G.
Mann; pages 114-122; 9 pages of text + 5 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XII(2) 1932
"Two Helmets in St. Botolphs Church, Lullingstone, Kent." by James G.
Mann; pages 136-145; 10 pages of text + 6 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)
"The Antiquaries Journal" Journal of The Society of
Antiquaries of London Vol. XXVI(4) 1936
"The Visor of a Fourteenth-century Bascinet found at Pevensey Castle."
by James G. Mann; pages 412-419; 8 pages of text + 6 pages of b/w
plates
(Offprint)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1911 Vol. 62 pages ??-??
"On Italian Armour from Chalcis in the Ethnological Museum at Athens"
by Charles Ffolkes
(In Journal)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1926-27 Vol. 76 pages 41-58
"The Armourers Company of London and the Greenwich School of Armourers"
by Charles Ffoulkes; 17 pages of text with 5 figures + 3
b/w
plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1928 Vol. 78 pages 61-72
"Armour from the Rotunda, Woolwich, transferred to the Armouries of the
Tower, 1927" by Charles Ffoulkes; 11 pages of text with 2
figures + 4 b/w plates
(In Journal and 2 Offprints)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1929 Vol. 79 pages 13-28
"Some Aspects of the Craft of the Armourer" by Charles Ffoulkes;
16 pages of text with 21 figures + 2 b/w plates
(In Journal)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1929 Vol. 79 pages 217-244
"Notes on the Armour of the Maximilian Period and the Italian
Wars" by James G. Mann; 27 pages of text with 2 figures + 17 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1930 Vol. 80 pages 117-142 + plates
"The Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie with notes on the evolution
of Italian armour during the 15th century." by James G. Mann; 25
pages of text with 15 figures + 14 b/w plates
(In Journal and 2 Offprints)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of
London 1933 Vol. 83 pages 285-305
"Notes on the Armour worn in Spain from the tenth to the fifteenth
century" by James G. Mann; 20 pages of text with 9 figures + 15 b/w
plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1934 Vol. 84 pages 69-97
"Notes on the Evolution of Plate Armour in Germany in the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Century " by James G. Mann; 28 pages of text 9
figures + 15 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1937 Vol. 87 pages 311-351
"A further Account of the Armour preserved in the Sanctuary of the
Madonna delle Grazie near Mantua" by James G. Mann; 40 pages with
71 figures + 32 b/w plates
(In Journal and 2 Offprints)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1965 Vol. 99 pages 1-56
"The Silvered Armour of Henry VIII in the Tower of London" by
Claude Blair; 53 pages of text with 10 figures + 25 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)
"Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London
1979 Vol. 106 pages 157-165
"A Technical Note on some of the Armour of King Henry VIII and
his Contemporaries" by Alan Williams; 10 pages of text + 16
plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)
"Archaeology Journal" 1869 Vol. 26 page 20-24
"Contributions towards the History of Medieval Armour and Weapons in
Europe - Helmets of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Called
Salades." by J. Hewitt; 5 pages of text + 2 pages of line drawings
(Offprint)
"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. X, No.3 pages
80-84 and 101-102, plates XXII-XXIX
"Four Helms of the Fourteenth Century Compared" by Alan R. Williams; 7
pages of text + 8 plates
(In Journal)
"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. XIII, No.2
pages 81-159 including plates XXXIII-LX
"On the Remains of a Jack of Plate Excavated from Beeston Vastle in
Cheshire" by Ian Eaves; 79 pages incling 28 plates
(In Journal)
"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. XIV, No.3
pages 121-146
"Augsburg Craftsmen and the Metallurgy of Innsbruck Armour" by Alan
Williams; 28 pages
(In Journal)
"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. XIV, No.3
pages 147-152
"Part of a 16th Century Quilted Jack of Plate Found at Craigievar
Castle, Aberdeenshire" by Thea Gabra-Sanders; 6 pages
(In Journal)
"Metropolitan Museum Journal" NY,NY Vol. 5 1972
"A Harnes All Gilte: a Study of the Armor of Galiot de Genouilhac
and the iconography of its decoration" by Helmut Nickel
(In Journal)
"Technology and Culture" Vol.1, no. 1 Winter 1959
"Methods of Making Chain Mail (14th to 18th Centuries): A
Metallographic Note" by Cyril Stanley Smith
(Photocopy)
"Technology and Culture" Vol.1, no. 2 Spring 1960
"Controversy: A reply to Cyril Standley Smith on Mail Making Methods"
by E. Martin Burgess
(Photocopy)
Auction Catalogs
American Art Association Anderson Galleries Inc.:
Catalogue 4371 Offerman, Gest Arms & Armor
February 4, 5, 1938
Christie's:
Antique Arms and Armour, Including Property from the Collection
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday, November 16, 1987
Glendinings London:
Sale No: 30,657 Orders, Decorations and Medals 10:30am
Wednesday 11th November 1998 and Arms and Armour
1:30pm Thursday 12th November 1998
Sotheby's:
Valuable Armour and Weapons Thursday, the 15th April, 1937
Catalogue 6266 European Works of Art, Arms and Armour, Furniture and Tapestries New York January 13 and 15, 1992
Catalogue BH6084 Antique Arms and Armour
Summers Place, UK Tuesday 26th November 1996 at
2:30pm
Misc Sale Catalogs:
Arms and Armor of Ancient Spain: Story and Catalog From The
Collection of Irving N. Donnin 2nd, Paperback, 8vo, B&W
Photos (1956)
Lyle Arms and Armour Review (Lyle Publications):
1976
1977
1983
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