The Sword and the Crucible: A History of the Metallurgy of European Swords Up to the 16th Century
- ISBN-10
- 9004227830
- ISBN-13
- 9789004227835
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 292
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05-03
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Author
- Alan Williams
Description
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.
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