Handbook of arms and armor: European and Oriental, including the William H. Riggs collection

Armures, perle des collections, orgueil des musees, reve caresse souvent en vain par tant d' amateurs. . . . Rien nest plus rare qu'une armure ancienne. Paul Eudel, 1907

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Copyright

HANDBOOK OF ARMS AND ARMOR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

THE PRESENT COLLECTION AND ITS ARRANGEMENT

EARLIEST ARMS AND ARMOR

ARMS AND ARMOR OF THE BRONZE AGE AND CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY

THE EARLY CENTURIES OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA

CHAIN-MAIL AND MEDIAEVAL ARMOR

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