Arms and Armor: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources

by Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)

Over thousands of years, man has developed an enormous variety of offensive and defensive weapons for use in battle as well as a vast array of armor and other protective devices. Now artists and illustrators can draw on this extensive archive for superb copyright-free illustrations of vintage arms, armor, and other battlefield paraphernalia.
Choose from a rich trove of over 750 illustrations compiled from rare nineteenth-century sources. Included are detailed, high-quality depictions — arranged chronologically and, to some extent, geographically — of suits of armor, chain mail, swords, halberds, spears, pikes, lances, crossbows, axes, daggers, helmets, shields, knives, small arms, and a host of other implements, along with scenes of battle, siege, jousts, soldiers, horses, and more.
Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor, these illustrations reproduce extremely well. They will fill a myriad of needs for battle-related graphic art.


Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implements, along with scenes of battle, soldiers, horses, artillery and more. Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor, these illustrations will fill a myriad of needs for battle-related graphic art.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History, War, Historical, Reference

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 1995

Reviews

[Mimi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wonderfully detailed illustrations, but sadly no sources, and much too vague in dating and location.

[Khajiit J'jirra Roudhari · Rating 4 out of 5]

No text, just filled to the brim with illustrations, and they're absolutely divine.

[Nicolle · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Muhammad Yassin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well .. They were heavy Eras whether for knights, horses or in using those weapons, and Overall, It's a fantastic collection for Medieval's weapons.
But I think the archive was going to be more informative if it:
1- Covered all weapons, suits ..etc used at those eras all over the World, as in Muslim or Arab region, Americas and Asia, and not to be excluded for Europe only.
2- Provided information about the uses of some of the weapons, or a specific description below every figure regarding its nation and era, rather than that elastic description located at the end of every page.
3- Made a Classification by Eras or Nations.