Arms and Armour
- ISBN-10
- 0706400348
- ISBN-13
- 9780706400342
- Series
- Arms and Armour
- Category
- Armor
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972
- Publisher
- Conran Octopus
- Author
- A. Vesey B. Norman
Description
Traces the history of armor from the early Middle Ages to its decline to ceremonial wear in the 16th century.
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