Living by the Sword

Living by the Sword
Author :
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 331
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501752131
ISBN-13 : 1501752138
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Living by the Sword by : Kristen Brooke Neuschel

Download or read book Living by the Sword written by Kristen Brooke Neuschel and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history. Living by the Sword reveals that warrior culture, with the sword as its ultimate symbol, was deeply rooted in ritual long before the introduction of gunpowder weapons transformed the battlefield. Neuschel argues that objects have agency and that decoding their meaning involves seeing them in motion: bought, sold, exchanged, refurbished, written about, displayed, and used in ceremony. Drawing on evidence about swords (from wills, inventories, records of armories, and treasuries) in the possession of nobles and royalty, she explores the meanings people attached to them from the contexts in which they appeared. These environments included other prestige goods such as tapestries, jewels, and tableware—all used to construct and display status. Living by the Sword draws on an exciting diversity of sources from archaeology, military and social history, literature, and material culture studies to inspire students and educated lay readers (including collectors and reenactors) to stretch the boundaries of what they know as the "war and culture" genre.


Living by the Sword Related Books

Living by the Sword
Language: en
Pages: 331
Authors: Kristen Brooke Neuschel
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history. Living by the Sword
The Living Sword
Language: en
Pages: 110
Authors: Pemry Janes
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-08 - Publisher: Pemry Janes

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Eurik was found adrift by the san and raised by them. Though he had read much about the outside world, he'd never considered leaving home. Not until his teacher
By the Sword
Language: en
Pages: 449
Authors: Mercedes Lackey
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-02-05 - Publisher: Astra Publishing House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Yet now at l
Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword
Language: en
Pages: 112
Authors: Michael Root
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-08-20 - Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Keen insight for preaching and teaching scripture fills these pages. Several respected scholars here discuss how to read and live the Bible theologically in ou
The Sword
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: Lisa Deutscher
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A multidisciplinary overview of current research into the enduringly fascinating martial artefact which is the sword.