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The medieval crossbow: a weapon fit to kill a king

The medieval crossbow: a weapon fit to kill a king
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ISBN 1526789531 (hardcover)
9781526789532 (hardcover)
Author Ellis-Gorman, Stuart
Title The medieval crossbow : a weapon fit to kill a king / Stuart Ellis-Gorman
Publisher Barnsley, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Pen & Sword Military, 2022
Physical desc. xi, 208 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Note CB illustrations: plate 14 (W 082, f. 317).
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-203) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Part 1: The crossbow: a technical study. What is a crossbow? -- Types of crossbow -- The crossbow in art -- Part 2: The crossbow: a history. The origins of the crossbow -- The crossbow in the high Middle Ages -- The crossbow in late medieval warfare -- The sporting crossbow -- The legacy of the crossbow -- Conclusion -- Appendix: On historiography.
Subject Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- W 82
Crossbows -- Design and construction
Crossbows -- History
Crossbows -- In art
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