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Arms and Armour Books in my Collection
Last Updated Nov. 19, 2006


2,500 Years of European Helmets; 800B.C.-1700A.D.;  By Howard Curtis;  Hardcover   346 pages,  oblong 7"x8.5" (1978) Beinfield Publishing Co. North;  Hollywood, California
Description: Around 150 plates showing 1 helmet each with short description on opposite page.
My Opinion: For someone who makes replica helmets is a very valuable reference book.

Agincourt 1415 ; Men-at-Arms Vol. 9; Paperback, 96 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (July 1999)  ISBN: 1855329506

Allentown Art Museum. Arms and Armor. A loan exhibition from the collection of Stephen V. Grancsay, with important contributions by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts. March-June 1964.  Text by S.V. Grancsay. Allentown, 1964.  92 pages, Prof. illus. 4to. Wraps.

L'ameria del Palazzo Ducale a Venezia by U. Franzoi; in Italian; hardcover; 274 pages; 4to (1990)
Description: The definitive guide to the superb arms & armour collection at the Ducal Palace in Venice.

The Anglian helmet from Coppergate  By Dominic Tweddle; softcover; 376 pages, 150 line illustrations, 155 mono plates, 56 colour plates (includes separate folder of outsize figs) AY17/8,  (1993)  Council for British Archaeology  ISBN: 1872414192
Description: (From CBA) The dramatic discovery of the helmet, in a wood lined pit, set in train a programme of analysis and study which has culminated in this lavishly illustrated (with many colour illustrations) and detailed report. One of only three known British Anglo Saxon helmets, and by far the best preserved, the Coppergate helmet has been studied by archaeologists and art historians and all the strands of evidence point to a date in the latter half of the 8th century.

Antiche Armi dal sec. IX al XVIII: gia Collezione Odescalchi Catalogo a Cura di Nolfo di Carpegna  in Italian; softcover; 101 pages of text plus 543 b&w photos on an unknown number of pages and 3 pages of makers marks (1969)

Antique Arms and Armour by Frederick Wilkinson;  Hardcover; Drake Publishers; 6 1/2" X 9 1/2" - 192 pages - 100's photos (1972) New York

The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry  By R. Ewart Oakeshott; Paperback - 384 pages (October 1996) Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486292886

Armamento Difensivo Trecentesco Dalle Collezioni Carrand E Ressman  Bargello Museum; in Italian; 22 pages; softcover; reissue of 1984 edition

Armature All'Eroica Dei Negroli  by M. Scalini; in Italian; softcover; 46 pages; 24 illustrations; reissue of 1987 edition

Le armature di S.Maria delle Grazie di Curtatone di Mantova e l'armatura lombarda del '400.  by Lionello G. Boccia; in Italian; Hardcover; cm.27x32; 304pages; 536 ill. (1982) published by Bramante in Italy

L'armeria di Palazzo Farnese a Piacenza  by Paolo Pinti; In Italian; 20.5cm x 20cm;  119 pages (1988) Piacenza

L'Armeria Reale di Torino  edited by Franco Mazzini; Includes text by Claudio Bertolotto, Marisa Cartesegna, Michela di Macco, Giorgio Dondi, Franco Mazzini, Raffaele Natta Soleri, Giovanni Romano, and Carlenrica Spantigati; In Italian; Hardcover; 27cm x 32cm; 434 pages; 390 photos + 41 drawings;  2000 copies printed (1982) Bramante editrice

Armi Antiche  Catalogo della Mostra a Palasso Bosdari Ancona, 16-30 Settembre 1978: Centro Studi per le Armi Antiche Ancona by Maurizio Mauro; in Italian; softcover; 47 pages of text plus 18 pages of b&w photos (1978)

Armi e Armature del Museo Nazionale di Ravenna: Guide Alla Lettura  by Lionello G. Boccia; in Italian; softcover; 16 pages; 8 color photographs; (1996)

Armi e Artie: Un Viaggio Per Musei, Chiesee Castelli Alla Ricerca di Armi Antiche, Alla Scoperta di Cose Belle by P. Pinti; in Italian; 256 pages; fully illustrated (1997)
Description: Guide to the smaller collections of arms and armour in museum and public places in Italy, catalogued by town.

Armi in Occidente by Arturo Puricelli-Guerra; in Italian; softcover; 156 pages; many color photos (1966) Fratelli Fabbri Editori; Milan, Italy

The Armies of Agincourt   Men-at-Arms Vol. 113; by Christopher Rothero; softcover; 40 pages; Osprey Publishing Limited (1981) ISBN: 0-85045-394-1

Armies of Medieval Burgandy, 1364-1477;   Men-at-Arms Vol. 144; by Nicholas Michael; softcover, 40 pages; Stackpole Books (Nov. 1983) ISBN: 0850455189

Armor   by Charlotte Yue  and David Yue; Hardcover;  96 pages ;  Houghton Mifflin Company (Sept. 1994) ISBN: 0395681014

Armor and Arms, An elementary handbook and guide to the collection in the City Art Museum of St. Louis Missouri, USA   by Hoopes, Thomas T. ;   Paperback;     St. Louis Art Museum   (1954)

Armour from Ancient to Modern Times  by Petr Klucina; Hardcover - 133 pages illustrated with full page color drawings each next to a page of text. (1997) Slovart Publishing Ltd; ISBN 0760704759

Armour from the battle of Wisby, 1361.  by Thordeman, Bengt.;   Stockholm : Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, 1939;  2 volume set ,  vol. 1 Text -- vol. 2 Plates. (1939)

Armour & Helmet  by Peter Krenn ; 62 pages total with 32 pages of color photos; Text in English and German; German Title: Harnisch Und Helm    (1987)

The Armour of Imperial Rome   by H. Russell Robinson,   Scribner's Sons,  New York, 1975

The Armourer and His Craft : From the XIth to the XVth Century  by Charles Foulkes, Charles J. Ffoulkes   Paperback - 256 pages (January 1989) Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486258513

Armourers   by Matthias Pfaffenbichler  Paperback, 72 pages  ISBN: 0802077323  Publisher:  University of Toronto Press  (May 1992)

The Armoury of the Castle of Churburg  by James G. Mann & M. Scalini; Hardcover with leather spines; 2  Volume set, 516 pages and 404 pages, 4to, nearly 700 illustrations many in color; Volume 1 is a reprint of the 1929 English edition of the Churburg catalogue and volume 2 is an update to the 1929 catalogue. (1996)

Armoury of the Doges Palace in Venice   by Umberto Franzoi     Paperback, 108 pages 72 plates , Stamperia di Venezia Editric,  Venice,  1966

Arms and Armor (in the Cleveland Museum of Art) by Stephen Fliegel  228 pages, 100 color plates with 20 halftones, 9 x 11 in.  Paperback
Description:  A descriptive history of European arms and armor illustrated with works from the museum's Severance Collection, specially photographed for this volume after extensive conservation. The book includes a discussion of the technological and social history of armor from ancient times through the medieval period, as well as illustrated examples of arms and armor represented in art, such as tomb brasses, funeral effigies, and manuscript illuminations. With an index and a detailed technical glossary. 1998.

Arms & Armor  by Stephen V. Grancsay  Hardcover (not issued with DJ) (1964)

Arms and Armor: in the Age of Chivalry   (Color Treasury Series)  Intro by Aldo G. Cimarelli;  Crescent Books (1973) New York, NY

Arms and Armor Annual, 1973,   Robert Held editor;  Paperback ; ISBN: 0695804073
Description:  Book of essays by experts on arms and armour.

Arms and Armor from the Antelier of Ernst Schmidt. Munich  edited by E. Andrew Mowbray  forward by Stephen V. Grancsay ; 1000 printed; Hardcover; 168 pages; 84 plates with thousands of items. (1967)
Description:  Includes a reprint of a catalogue of arms and armour made or sold by Ernst Schmidt (Late 1800s to early 1900s) along with a smaller catalogue from one of his competitors.

Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago  By Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.   Hardcover   103 color illustrations, 12 black and white. 128 pages (1995) Bullfinch Press  ISBN 0821222058 (2 copies)
Description: This is a book  of arms and armor in the George F. Harding Collection now in the Art Institute of Chicago. Includes color plates of numerous examples of arms and armour.
My Opinion: This is a good collection catalogue to have . The hardcover edition is now out of print but the paperback edition is still available and well worth the price at $25 a copy.

Arms and Armor in Colonial America 1526-1783  by Harold Peterson ;  Hardcover; 359 pages; (1956)

Arms and Armor of the Conquistador, 1492-1600  (A catalogue of arms and armor from the exhibit, First Encounters: Spanish Explorations of the Caribbean and United States, 1492-1570) text by Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.  (Higgins Armory Museum) Introduction by Susan Milbrath (Florida Museum of Natural History) (1990)  Published by: Florida Museum of Natural History; No ISBN (2 copies)

Arms and Armor: Essays by Stephen V. Grancsay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 1920-1964  by  Stephen V. Grancsay ; Hardcover with DJ, 542 pages (1986) Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Arms & Armor of the Greeks  by Anthony M. Snodgrass; Paperback, 165 pages (Dec. 1998)  Johns Hopk;  ISBN: 0801860733

Arms & Armor A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources Selected & Arranged by Carol Belanger Grafton;  Paperback - 119 pages (1995) Dover Publications;  ISBN 0486285618
Description: This is a book of nineteenth century line drawings, no text.
My Opinion: Not of much reference value. Unless you want to scan in a line drawing for something don't bother.

Arms and Armor of the Samurai; by Ian Bottomley and Anthony Hopson ; Hardcover  - 192 pages (many color photographs) (1988)  ISBN 0517103184
My Opinion:  This a very well illustrated book on Japanese arms and armour through out history. It has many color photographs with detailed descriptions and gives a general history of Japanese arms and armour. If your interested in Japanese arms and armour I highly recommend this book.

Arms and Armour  by Vesey Norman   Hardcover,  96 pages, 130 Illustrations, New York, Octopus Books 1972.
Description:  This is a book on the history of European arms and armour.
My Opinion:  Good color illustrations. You can generally find a used copy of this book in VG or better condition for around $10.

Arms & Armour  (from the series 'Pleasures & Treasures')   by Vesey Norman; Hardcover (no DJ), 8vo (8 1/2 x 8 1/2), pictorial cover,  128 pages with many b/w & color illus.;  (1964) Putnam; NY;
Note: This is largely the same as Arms and Armour  by Vesey Norman (1972)

Arms & Armour  by Frederick Wilkinson; Hardcover, 156 pages,  4to Chancellor Press, (1996) ISBN: 0737246472

Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Charles Boutell; Paperback - 296 pages (1996) Combined Books; ISBN: 0938289624

Arms, Armour & Base-Metal Work, The James A. DeRothschild Colln. at Waddesdon  by Claude Blair;  The National Trust; Hardcover in slip case; 9 1/2" X 12 1/2" - 531 pages (1974) London

Arms and Armour in Britain  (2nd edition) by Alan Borg;  Paperback 32 pages, 64 b/w and 4 pages of color illustrations (1986)   ISBN: 0116705760
My Opinion: Nice booklet, good pictures.

Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States  by David Nicolle; 1st of 2 volumes; Hardcover; 640 pages; (May 1999) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 1853673471

Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia  by David Nicolle; 2nd of 2 volumes; Hardcover; 640 pages; (November 1999) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 1853673692

Arms and Armour of the English Civil  War   by D Blackmore    100 pages, 123 b/w and 8 color illustrations Hardcover  ISBN: 0948092122
Description:  Describes the weapons and armour used during the English Civil Wars on both sides, citing examples from the Royal Armouries including the unique Littlecote Armoury.

Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight  By David Edge  Hardcover (September 1993)  Crescent Books; ISBN: 0517103192 (2 copies)
Description:  This is a book on the history of European arms and armour.
My Opinion: This a very well written and illustrated book with many color photographs from the Wallace collection. There are a number of detailed photographs of the inside of a suite (from the Wallace collection). This book is a must for any one who studies arms and armour.

Arms & Armour from the Permanent Collection  by Helmut Nickel; softcover  (1991) The Metropolitan Museum of Art   (NO ISBN)
My Opinion: Nice booklet, good pictures.

Arms & Armour in Spain II: A Short Survey from the End of the 12th Century to the Beginnings of the 15th Century  by Ada Bruhn de Hoffmeyer;  310 pages; softcover (1982)  Instituto de Estudios Sobre Armas Antiguas

Arms & Armour of the Western World   by Bruno Thomas, Ortwin Gamber, Hans Schedelmann; Hardcover,  252  pages (1964)

The Arms of the Stibbert Museum: The European and Islamic Collections  this is a guidebook for the collection; in English and Italian; softcover; 48 pages; illustrated thoughout with color photographs (2000)

Arms Through the Ages  by William Reid;  Hardcover - 280 pages with dj. 11x12 inches  (1976) Harper & Row

Art, Arms And Armour: An International Anthology, Volume I: 1979-80 by Robert Held  Hardcover 544 pages (1979)
Description:  Book of essays by experts on arms and armour.

The Art Of The Armorer, December 7, 1967- April 1, 1968. A Loan Exhibition of European Arms and Armor  by Hodge, G. Stuart, and Stephen V. Grancsay   The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from the Metropolitan Museum of Art  By Helmut Nickel    Trade Paperback (Later Printing);  American Federation of Arts (1982)

L'arte dell'armatura in Italia  by Lionello G. Boccia and E.T.Coelho; in Italian; Hardcover in box; one of 1600 numbered copies; 549 pages; illusated with photgraphs throughout (1967) Published by Bramante in Milano, Italy

Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars (Men-at-Arms Series) by David Nicolle; Paperback - 40 pages (1984) Osprey  ISBN: 0850455480

The Bashford Dean Collection of Arms and Armor in the  Metropolitan Museum of Art. by Kienbusch and Grancsay ; HardCover; 270 pages + 63 b/w plates illustrating 197 objects + One pull out page giving sizes and weights of various elements making up the armors.; Published in 1933 for "The Arms and Armor Club of New York City", only 250 printed.
Description:  Catalogue of the Bashford Dean collection now in to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also gives the history of Bashford Dean and his collection.

The Bashford Dean Collection of Arms and Armor in the  Metropolitan Museum of Art. by Kienbusch and Grancsay ; HardCover (cloth bound); 270 pages + 63 b/w plates illustrating 197 objects + One pull out page giving sizes and weights of various elements making up the armors.; This is a Limited Reprint, the original was published in 1933 for The Arms and Armor Club of New York City" Only 250 originally published. 270 pages plus 63 plates illustrating 197 objects.  One pull out page giving sizes and weights of various elements making up the armors.

Castel Sant'Angelo: The Mausoleum of Hadrian ;  National Military And Art Museum:  ;  85 Black and white photographs. Includes photos of armor, swords and gun locks from the collection, Military History Military History Art Castel Sant'Angelo Museum.

Catalogue of Armor. The John Woodman Higgins Armory.    by Grancsay, Stephen V. ;  8Vo Hardcover, 127 pages with b/w photos and diagrams  (1961)
My Opinion: I find it to be a very valuable reference book but part of it is that I live about a hours drive from the Higgins Armory.

A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance 1916-1923  by Helen Ives Gilchrist; Hardcover; 294 page including 51 b/w photo plates; This is a limited reprint, the original was printed in 1924 by The Cleveland Museum of Art; The original printing was limited to 300 copies

Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ancient Helmets & Examples of Mail by Baron deCosson & W. Burgess; softcover; 140 pages 15 Plates ; First published by The Society of Antiquaries of London in  "Archaeologia"  Vol. ?? 1880  (Reprinted 1985)

Catalogue of the Collection of European Arms & Armour Formed at Greennock by R. L. Scott  described by Felix Joubert; Hardcover; This is a limited reprint of the original published in 1924; The 3 volumes of the original set are bound as one volume in this reprint; The original printing was limited to 100 copies

The Churburg Armoury by Carlo Paggiarino; Foreword by Claude Blair; Intro by Ian Eaves; 304 pages; 245x315mm; EAN: 978-88-95191-00-3; limited edition of 2000 copies; Published by Hans Prunner

Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Weapons ;  Edited by Leonid Tarassuk and Claude Blair;   Hardcover; 543 pages (1982)  ISBN 067142257X

Crusader Knight: 1187-1344 AD  by Christa Hook (Illustrator)  David Nicolle; Softcover, 64 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (March  1999) ISBN: 1855329344

The Development of the Coat of Plates: The Evolution of Cloth-Covered Armour 1250-1500 by Michael S. Lacy; Illustrated by Michael S. Lacy and Anthony J. Bryant; Published as issue #69 of "The Compleat Anachronist" a publication of The Society of Creative Anachronism; Softcover; 68 pages; No ISBN

A Distinguished Collection of Arms and Armor on Permanent Display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History  by Russell E. Belous  (Editor).  Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History & The Ward Ritchie Press; 4to. 128 pages + 6 plates, profusely illus. (some colour), cloth binding, Deluxe Edition, Limited to 1000 copies (1969)

El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492 ; Men-at-Arms Series Vol. 200;  by David Nicolle  Angus McBride (Illustrator); Paperback, 48 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (September  1998) ISBN: 0850458404

English Medieval Knight 1400-1500  by Christopher Gravett;  Illustrated by Graham Turner; Softcover; 64 pages; Osprey Publishing Limited  (2001) ISBN: 1-84176-146-X

European Arms and Armor  by Charles Henry Ashdown;  Hardcover, 480 pages  (April  1995)  Barnes & Noble  ISBN: 1566196515

European Armour: circa 1066 to circa 1700 ;   by Claude Blair;  Hardcover;  248 pages, 300 text drawings  8vo.; (1958) B.T.Batsford Ltd.;  London

European Armour in the Tower of London  by Arthur Richard Dufty;  Hardcover, 17 pages plus index, Quarto, 164 plates some in colour. (1968) London; HMSO

European Helmets, 1450-1650: Treasures from the Reserve Collection   48 pages, 87 illustrations, 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. Softcover (2000)  Metropolitan Museum of Art. (2 copies)
Description: This publication, issued in conjunction with the exhibition "European Helmets, 1450-1650" (held at the Museum January 25, 2000  through January 2001), explores the evolution, technology, form, and fashion of European head defenses over two centuries, from 1450 to 1650.

European Weapons and Armour : from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution  By Ewart Oakeshott (with line illustrations by the author) 288 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.  (1980)

Fine Arms And Armor, Treasures in the Dresden Collection  by Johannes Schobel, Translated by M.O.A. Stanton,  preface by Claude Blair. Putnam's and Sons, NY. 1975 1st ed.  255 pages, 183 photographs (many color)
Description: Catalogue of Dresden collection  with detailed descriptions and a history of the collection.

German Medieval Armies, 1300-1500  (Men-at-Arms Series, Volume 166)   by Christopher Gravett; 48 pages;  Paperback (Oct. 1988) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0850456142

A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armour in All Countries and in all Times  by George Cameron Stone; Hardcover;  694 pages  (1961)  ISBN 0517065878

A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armour in All Countries and in all Times  by George Cameron Stone; Hardcover;  694 pages; 1st Edition  (1934)  The Southworth Press; Portland, Maine

The Gods of War: Sacred Images and the Decoration of Arms and Armor by Donald J. LaRocca; Paperback, 48 pages, 35 illus. (25 in full color), 8 1/2 x 11 in. (1997) Metropolitan Museum of Art; ISBN: 0870997793   (2 copies)
Description: This publication explores the use of sacred images and symbolism in the decoration of armor and weapons from cultures around the world.

Guia Ilustrada de la Real Armeria de Madrid by Javier Cortes; in Spanish; softcover; 78 pages of text plus 24 b&w photo plates (1950) Editorial Patrimonio Nacional

Guida Ufficiale della Reale Armeria di Torino: Compilata per cura della Direzione: dal Cav. Giuseppe Chiaudano in Italian; softcover; Quinta Edizione; 151 pages; no photos (1923) Torino

Handbook of Arms & Armor, European & Oriental, ; Including The William H. Riggs Collection.  by Bashford Dean
Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY.  (1921) Soft cover 163 pages, Brown wraps, black spine/cover lettering. Many b/w photos.

Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms & Armor  Cleveland Museum of Art 1925.  Soft cover 6" X 9" 71 pages including 14 pages
Description:  Armorer's marks for Suits of Armor, Helmets, Swords, Guns & Gun parts, Crossbows, Pole Arms and Daggers. 32 B/W Photos of approx. 100 items as above from the 13th. to 17th. Century. This is the Museum handbook for the Severance Collection given to the museum in the 1920's.

Der Harnisch  by August Grosz; Sammlungen Des Kunsthistorischen Museums in Wien; In German; softcover; 55 pages; b&w photos (1925)

Harnische by Bruno Thomas; Kunstverlag Wolfrun Wien; in German; softcover; 30 pages of text plus 48 b&w photo plates (1947)

Harnische Historisches Museum Dresden in German; softcover; 70 pages including 32 b&w photo plates (1965?)

Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare  By Bashford Dean; 325 pages .; with 38 page World War II supplement; Hardcover; Carl J. Pugliese, publisher (1977)

Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53; Men-at-Arms, Vol. 317; by Paul Knight  & Mike Chappell; Paperback, 48 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited (Jan. 1999) ISBN: 185532699X

Henry VIII's Army  (Men-at-Arms, Vol. 191) by Paul Cornish, Angus McBride (Illustrator); Paperback, 48 pages; Stackpole Books (Sept. 1998) ISBN: 085045798X

Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and His Contemporaries by Stuart W. Pyhrr,  Metropolitan Museum of Art,  Filippo Negroli,  Silvio Leydi , Jose-A Godoy;  Hardcover, 368 pages  (March  1999)  Abrams, Harry N Inc.   ISBN: 0810965291

Historical Armor: A Picture Book  softcover; 42 pages (19 pages of text and 23 pages of b&w photo plates) (1951) Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York City, NY, USA

An Historical Guide to Arms and Armor  by Stephen Bull edited by Tony North. Studio (S0 Uk 1997) Oversize 15" 9" containing over 300 illus in color ab B&W 224 pages

Imperial Austria : Treasures of Art, Arms & Armor from the State of Styria By  Peter Krenn and Walter J., Jr. Karcheski;  Hardcover

Die Innsbrucker Plattnerkunst  Katalog: Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum * Innsbruck Kunstausstellung 1954: vom 26. Juni bis 30. September 1954; in German; softcover; 106 pages of text plus 96 b&w photo plates (1954)

Italian Medieval Armies, 1300-1500  (Men-at-Arms Series, Volume 136)  by David Nicolle;  Paperback, 40 pages (Sept.  1988) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0850454778

Katalog der Waffen-Sammlung im Zenghause zu Solothurn by Dr. Rudolf Wegeli; In German; softcover; 116 pages of text plus 17 b&w photo plates (1905)

The Knights of Christ; Men-at-Arms Vol. 155; by Terence Wise;Paperback, 48 pages; Stackpole Books (Nov. 1984) ISBN: 0850456045

The Knight and the Blast Furnace : A History of the Metallurgy of Armour in the Middle Ages & the Early Modern Period  by Dr. Alan Williams; Hardcover; 950 pages (January 2003) Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.;  ISBN: 9-00412-4985

Knight and His Armor  by Ewart Oakeshott;  2nd Edition; Paperback (May 1999) Dufour Editions, Inc.; ISBN: 0802313299

Knights at Tournament  (Elite Series) by Christopher Gravett; Paperback - 64 pages (1988) Osprey  ISBN 0850458366

The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms by Kretzschmar von Kienbusch; Hardcover; 365 pages of text and 164 b/w photo plates showing 762 items; This is a Limited Reprint, the original was published by Princeton University Press in Princeton, NJ in 1963; The original printing was limited to 250 copies

The Landeszeughaus of Graz by Peter Kenn; English Edition; softcover; 64 pages; color photos throughout (1991) ISBN: 3222119511

Landshuter Plattnerkunst  Ein Uberblick: mit Katalog der Ausstellung vom 14. Juni bis 20. Juli 1975 taglich 9-17 Uhr im Deutschen Saal der Stadtresidenz;  in German; softcover; 104 pages which includes 64 pages of b&w photo plates (1975)

Leather and the Warrior: An account of the importance of leather to the fighting man from the time of the ancient Greeks to World War II by John W. Waterer; hardcover;  180 pages + a 20 page introduction; 158 photos (mostly b/w with a few color) (1981) The Museum of Leathercraft; Northampton, England; ISBN: 0950418218

Loan Exhibition of Medieval and Renaissance Arms and Armor by Stephan Grancsay ;  (1953) Paperback

London Apprentices: Armourers and Braisiers' Company c1610-1800  by Cliff Webb; softcover; 97 pages (1999)
Description: Covers: Armourers and Brasiers Company apprenticeships, an index of apprenticeships, index of places, index of subjects.

Lorica Segmentata: A Handbook of Roman Plate Armour  Edited by M. C. Bishop; 120 pages (November 2002) Armatura Press; ISBN: 0953984842

Mediaeval & Renaissance Arms & Armor, loan exhibition from the Met. Museum of Art, L.A. County Museum, Jan. 15-Mar. 18, 1953   by Stephan V. Grancsay; Paperback, 4to (1953) (Same as Loan Exhibition of...)

The Medieval Armour from Rhodes by Walter J. Karcheski, Jr. and  T. Richardson; Hardcover; 176 pages,  248 illus. (1999)
Description: A catalogue of the armour of the Knights of St.John which survived on the island of Rhodes to the 19th Century after which it was dispersed to public & private collections in Europe & America. Nearly 200 pieces of armour are included in this lavish new catalogue.

Mediaeval Arms and Armour  by Francesco Rossi; softcover; Magna Books; 10 1/2" X 14 1/4"; 50 plates, most in color (1990) Leicester

Medieval Military Costume Recreated in Colour Photographs  by Gerry Embleton; softcover; 96 pages (Nov. 2000) Published by The Crowood Press, Wiltshire;  ISBN: 1-86126-371-6

Medieval and Renaissance Splendor: Arms and Armor from the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, and Works of Art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida : An Exhibition at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of ART   by Cynthia Duval  and  Walter J. Karcheski;  Paperback, 121 pages   (January 1983)   The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation     ISBN: 091675815X

The Medieval Soldier's World: 15th Century Campaign Life Recreated in Color Photographs  by Gary A. Embleton,  Gerry Embleton,  John Houe;  Hardcover; 144 pages; (Aug. 1995)  Motorbooks International, Publishers & Wholesalers; ISBN: 1859150365

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide to the Collections: Arms and Armor  softcover; 32 pages (1968) Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York City, NY, USA

Museo Poldi Pezzoli. Armeria. I  edited by Carlo Pirovano; In Italian; Hardcover; 24.5cm x 24.5cm; 421 pages, 11 pages and 591 illustrations (1985) Musei e Gallerie di Milano / Museums and Galleries of Milan; Milan, Italy; ISBN: 88-435-1240-4

Museo Provincial de Alava Armeria Vitoria in Spanish; softcover; 49 pages of text plus 18 pages of b&w photos (1967)

L'oploteca Nel Museo Nazionale di Ravenna: Tre Secoli di Armi Antiche  by Lionello G. Boccia; in Italian; hardcover; 174 pages; 4to (1989)
Description: Covers the armour in the Ravenna Museum.

Osterreichissche Florenzhilfe Waffen: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Waffensammlung in der Neuen Burg by Bruno Thomas and Lionello G. Boccia; in German; softcover; 81 pages of text plus 56 b&w photo plates (1970)

Phaidon Guide to Antique Weapons and Armour   By Robert Wilkinson-Latham;  Hardcover  over 600 items illustrated in full colour artwork, photographs, and line drawings    (1984)  Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey  ISBN: 0136619355

Pisanello e l'arte delle armature nel Rinascimento   (Exhibition: Mantova, House of the Mantegna, 26 October 1996 - 5 January 1997) In Italian; 28cm x 28cm; 85 pages (1996) Mantova, Italy

La Real Armeria de Madrid by Javier Cortes; in Spanish; softcover; 132 pages including 39 b&w photo plates and 8 color photo plates  (1963) Editorial Patrimonio Nacional

A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries by Guy Francis Laking; reprinted in 2000 originally published in 1920-1925; 6 vol. hardcover set which includes A Record of Armour Sales 1881-1924  and a new introduction by  Claude Blair (2000) Ken Trotman Ltd. Cambridge, England

Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy - Renaissance Tapestry and Armor from the Patrimonio Nacional By Ortiz, Antonio Dominguez. et al.   Hardcover  Color illus. throughout. (1991). NY. MMA/Abrams.

Royal Armouries Museum   32 pages, 60 color illustrations  paperback  ISBN: 0948092246
Description:  A souvenir illustrating some of the key themes and displays, gallery by gallery, in the new Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.

Royal Armouries Official Guide  By Peter Hammond ;  Paperback 64 pages (1986)  ISBN 0948092017
My Opinion: Nice booklet, good pictures.

The Royal Armoury at Greenwich 1515 to 1649: a history of its technology   by A Williams and A de Reuck;  ii + 140 pages, approx. 180 b/w illustrations  paperback  ISBN: 094809222X
Description:  Traces the metallurgical development of the Greenwich workshops; this is probably the first time that the technical evolution of a particular Renaissance craft workshop has been followed from its first flowering to the obsolescence of the industry it served. Metallographic analysis of more than sixty products of the workshops are included.
(2nd copies)

Die Rustkammern Kunsthistorisches Museum Sammlungen Schloss Ambras; in German; softcover; 106 pages with b&w and color photos (1981) Wien

Schutzwaffen aus sieben Jahrhunderten Aus dem Schweizerischen Landesmuseum Edited by Paul Haupt Bern; in German; softcover; 10 pages of text plus 24 b&w photo plates (1968)

Shiny Shapes: Arms and Armor from the Zeughaus of Graz   Landesmuseum Joanneum (Editor) Hardcover, 220 pages,  (March  1999) Springer-Verlag Wien, New York; ISBN: 3211830987
My Opinion: This book has some of the best close up photographs of armour that I've seen. I would say the book is about 90% photographs and 10% text (about the history of the armoury and the region).

Souvenirs de L'escalade au Musee D'art et D'histoire  by Clement Bosson; in French; softcover;  23 pages including 3 pages of b&w photos (1952)

Spanish Arms and Armour being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid  Edited by Albert F. Calvert; hardcover;  142 pages + 248 b/w plates (1907) John Lane / The Bodley Head; London, England

Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden: Historisches Museum Dresden In German; softcover; 25 pages of text plus 32 b&w photo plates (1966)

Das Steiermarkische Landeszeughaus in Graz by Dr. Otto Schwarz; in German; softcover; 43 pages of text plus 16 b&w photo plates (1953)

Das Steiermarkische Landeszeughaus in Graz by Peter Kenn; in German; softcover; 76 pages of text plus 16 b&w photo plates; 2nd edition (1978)

Studies in European Arms and Armor: The C. Otto Von Kienbusch Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Jane Watkins (Editor); Contributions by Everett Fahy, Helmut Nickel, Claude Blair, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Lionello G. Boccia, A. V.B. Norman, Donald J. La Rocca; Designed by Greer Allen;  Preface by Anne d'Harnoncourt; 207 pages; Hardcover; ISBN: 0830006796

Studies in European Arms and Armor: The C. Otto von Kienbusch Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art  by Claude Blair, Lionello G. Boccia, Everett Fahy, Helmut Nickel, A. V. B. Norman, Stuart W. Pyhrr, and Donald J. La Roca;   (1992)  208 pages, 200 illustrations (22 in color), 11¼ x 8 3/8" Paper ISBN: 087633088X

The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial a Handbook  by Bruce-Mitford; 134 pages; Paperback;  illus. include 8 color pages (1979)

The Swiss at War, 1300-1500; Men-at-Arms Series Vol. 94; by Douglas Miller; Paperback, 40 pages; Osprey Publishing, Limited; (Sept. 1998) ISBN: 0850453348

Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century    by Brian R. Price; 532 pages; Hardcover; 8.5" x 11"; 1032+ photographs and illustrations; A Paladin Press hardcover (2000) ISBN: 1581600984

Treasures from the Tower of London    by A V B Norman and G M Wilson;   viii + 132 pages, 120 b/w and 23 color illustrations  hardback  ISBN: 0946009007
Description:  Describes and illustrates a varied selection of objects from the collections of the Royal Armouries.

A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons  by Francis Grose; 212 pages; 7 1/2" bu 10"; plates were taken from the original armour in the Tower of Londonand
other Arfenals, Mufeums, and Cabinets.; reprint of the 1786 edition;  Benchmark Publ.; (1970) Glendale, N.Y.

The Venetian Empire, 1200-1670 (Men-at-Arms Series, Volume 210)  by David Nicolle, Christopher Rothero (Illustrator); 48 pages;  Paperback (July 1989) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0850458994

 Victoria & Albert Museum. European Armour  by Hayward, J.F.; London, 1965. Unpaginated, (10p.) text, 40 illus.

Die Waffensammlung: Historisches Museum Basel by Wolfgang Schneewind; in German; softcover; 79 pages of text plus 16 b&w photo plates (1958) Birkhauser Verlag, Basel

Waffensammlung in der Neuen Burg zu Wien Kunsthistorisches Museum by August Grosz and Bruno Thomas; in German; softcover;  291 pages which includes 24 b&w photo plates (1936)

Wallace Collection Catalogue of European Arms & Armour by J. G. Mann  ISBN 0900785055  3 volume paperback set
My Opinion: Very valuable reference book. Well worth the $50 price (less if you buy it directly from the Wallace Collection Book Store).

Warriors & Worthies: Arms & Armour Through the Ages  by Nickel, Helmut;  Hardcover,  8vo (9.5" x 10.25" approx.), 122 pages, color photos by B. Pendleton, b/w courtesy of The Met. Museum of Art, NY;  (1969) Atheneum; NY

The Wars of the Roses  (Men-at-Arms Series,  Vol. 145) by Terence Wise,  Martin Windrow (Editor),  With G. A. Embleton; Paperback, 40 pages; (Sept. 1988) ISBN: 0850455200
 
 

Misc. Non Armour Books


The Art of Blacksmithing  by Alex W. Bealer;  Hardcover, 438 pages, over 500 illus. Stout 8vo, cloth, d.j. Revised ed. Reprint.  Edison, Castle Books, 1995

The Art of War: A Revised Edition of the Ellis Farneworth Translation   by  Niccolo Machiavelli and Ellis Farneworth (Translator); Paperback; 336 pages; Da Capo Press, Incorporated (Sept. 1990) ISBN: 0306804123

Catalogo del Palazzo Internazionale delle aste ed Esposizioni  Vendita di Importanti Armi da Fuoco del XVI al XX Sec.;  52 pages; b&w photos (1973)

The Craft and Design of Monumental Brasses  by Henry H. Trivick;  152 pages with many illus., x-lib., large format, hardcover (1969) The Humanities Press

On Divers Arts by Theophilus; Translated from the Latin with Introduction and Notes by John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith; Softcover; 216 pages; 45 illustrations (1979) Dover; NY, NYC; ISBN 0-486-23784-2

The English Martial Arts  by T. Brown;  240 pages; 220 photos; (1997)
Description: A study of medieval fighting techniques with swords and daggers, broadswords, quarterstaffs & bills.

The Flowering of the Middle Ages  edited by Joan Evans; hardcover; 303 illus., 93 in full color; 210 photos, engravings, drawings, and maps; 242 pages (1998) Barns & Noble; NY, NY; ISBN: 0760708584

Formulas for Painters  by Robert Massey; Softcover; 6" x 9"; 224 pages (1969) Watson-Guptill Publications; NY, NYC; ISBN: 0-8230-1877-6

The Kinght in Medieval England 1000-1400  by Peter Coss (1996) Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. ; Gloucestershire, UK ;  ISBN: 0750900598

Knives and Scabbards: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London by J. Cowgill,  N. Griffiths, and   M. De Neergaard; Paperback; 2nd edition; 180 pages (Nov. 2000) Boydell & Brewer, Inc.; ISBN: 0851158056

A Loan Exhibition of Equestrian Equipment from the Metropolitan Museum of Art   by Stephan V. Grancsay; octavo paper wrappers; Unpaginated, 158 items (most illus.), text drwgs. Pict. wraps. (1955) The J.B. Speed Art Museum; Louisville
Description:   Mostly medieval & renaissance spurs, saddles, stirrups, bits, cavessons, harness ornaments.

The Medieval Archer  by Jim Bradbury; Hardcover; 198 pages (2000) Barns & Noble; NY, NY ISBN: 0760720398

Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat  by Talhoffer; 304 pages; 268 illus.; An English translation of Hans Talhoffer's classic fencing manual of 1467 (2000)

Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing  by Rita J. Adrosko;  Softcover; 5 3/8" x 8 1/2";  154 pages; 12 illustrations (1971) Dover; NY, NYC; ISBN: 0-486-22688-3

The New American Machinist's Handbook Edited by Rupert Le Grand (Based on earlier editions of The American Machinist's Handbook) ; Handcover; 1572 pages (1955) This is a later printing after 1973; McGraw-Hill,  Inc.

The Prince  by Niccolo Machiavelli ,  Luigi Ricci (Translator) , and Christian Gauss (Introduction); Paperback; 96 pages;  N A L (Sept. 1999) ISBN: 0451527461

Old Testament Miniatures, A Medieval Picture Book  by Cockerell, Sydney C. (intro & legends by) w/preface by John Plummer; Hardcover, 210 pages, 283 paintings, 1st edition (1975) New York; George Braziller First Edition (2 Copies)

Textiles and Clothing: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London  a publication of The Museum of London; Paperback 224 pages (1996) HMSO

The World of the Medieval Knight     by  Christopher Gravett and Brett Breckon (Illustrator); Hardcover; 45 pages; NTC Publishing Group (Oct. 1996) ISBN: 0872262774
 
 

Museum Bulletins/Journals
(with articles on armour)


Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity (Society of Antiquaries of London):
(Articles on armour in the Archaeologia journals are listed in the Articles section)

1911         Vol.  62
1926-27 Vol.  76
1928         Vol.  78
1929         Vol.  79
1930         Vol.  80
1933         Vol.  83
1934         Vol.  84
1937         Vol.  87
1965         Vol.  99
1970         Index of Volumes 51-100
1979         Vol.106
 

Arms & Armour Society of London:

1953-1955 (reprinted 1970)
June 1981 (Vol.X No.3)
September 1989 (Vol. XIII, No. 2)
March 1993 (Vol. XIV, No.3)
 

Metropolitan Museum of Art:

Bulletins:

Summer 1991  (Same as Arms & Armour from the Permanent Collection   but with 2 page director's note in front)
1973/1974  A special issue on the museum's collection of Arms and Armor.
Nov. 1965
Summer 1959
1956 (Contains The New Galleries of European Arms & Armor  by Stephen V. Grancsay)

Journals:

1989 / vol. 24  - Essays in Honor of Helmut Nickel. 326 pages, 4to, fully illus.
1972  / vol. 5   -  "A Harnes All Gilte: ......" by Helmut Nickel
 

Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletins:

Winter 1985  (Volume 81, Number 345)  Kienbusch Centennial: Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch and the Collecting of Arms and Armor in America  By Donald J. LaRocca (Administrator Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms) (2 copies)
 
 

(UK) Royal Armouries:

Year Books:

Volume1 1996. ??? pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 1997
* the new galleries in the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds
* the early history of the Tower Armouries
* the elephant armour
* the Ming sword
* the Barendyne helm

Volume 2 1997. 202 pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 1998.
* the reconstruction of the Sardis helmet
* the introduction of plate armour in medieval Europe
* the swords of John Jacob
* Japanese arms and armour
* crossbow hunting
* sniping rifles
* medieval fencing
* 19th-century Tower displays
* acquisitions for 1997

Volume 3 1998. ??? pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 1999.
* report on the exchange of exhibitions with the Kremlin
* ballistic tests carried out during 1998
* armour from Malta
* a 19th-century gun chest
* building and firing a replica Mary Rose port piece
* gunmakers Wallis of Hull and William Parker
* Japanese sieges
* acquisitions for 1998

Volume 4 1999. 198 pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 2000.
* study of Venus at the Forge of Vulcan by Breughel
* English 17th-century guns in the Kremlin
* reconstruction of the Milemete gun
* watercolourists and the Board of Ordnance
* an approach to the study of arms & armour from Tibet
* tusk swords for the elephant armour
* Victorian visitors to the Tower of London
* acquisitions for 1999

Volume 5 2000. ??? pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 2001
* two maces from Henry VIII's arsenal?
* Thomas Vicaridge, silver hilt-maker from St Brides, London
* Snowden Slights, wildfowler
* the technology of wrought-iron artillery
* Dutch composite ordnance of the early 17th century
* international arms exchanges, 1835-46
* Charles ffoulkes, Master of the Armouries 1913-38
* acquisitions for 2000

Volume 6 2001. ??? pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 2002.
* A 15th-century weapons dowry: the weapons dowry of Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy for the marriage of Mary of Guelders and James II of Scotland in 1449
* Transport Corps swords in the Royal Armouries
* Good and Bold: a late 15th-century artillery train Casting and firing a Mary Rose culverin
* Theophilus Alexander Blakely and the revolution in Victorian gun design
* The bowman's thumb-ring
* Sir James Gow Mann: Master of the Armouries 1938-62
* Acquisitions for 2001
 
Volume 7 2002. 156 pages, 4to, fully illus. softcover. 2003.
* An early poleyn   by Thom Richardson
* Vicissitudes of a sallet   by Thom Richardson
* The helmet from Stratton Village, Bedfordshire   by Thom Richardson and David Starley
* King Henry VIII's chamber-pieces   by Claude Blair
* A note on some partizans with the Tudor royal arms in the Royal Armouries   by Philip J. Lankester
* Firearms and other weapons in Hull museums; 'Wallis the antiquary', the blitz and reconstruction   by Authur G. Credland
* The guns and gun-making machinery of Robbins and Lawrence   by Peter G. Smithurst
* A tentative classification of Indian matchlock guns   by Ian Bottomley
* Major Ferguson's breech-loading rifle   by Martin Pegler
* John Jacob's pistols   by Graeme Rimer
* The Sword of State of King Sri Vickrama Raja Simha of Kandy, Sri Lanka   by PHDH De Silva
* An accidental hero - a presentation sword awarded to Captain Robert Waller Otway, RN, 1795   by Robert C. Woosnam-Savage
* An elegant sword - a testimonial sword presented to Major Robert Harvey 1810   by Paul Wilcock
* The Ingham gift of Japanese swords   by Ian Bottomley
* Lord Dillon, Curator of the Armoury 1895-1912   by Sarah Barter Bailey
* All manner of peeces: artillery in the late medieval period   by Robert D. Smith
* Technological examination of a Mary Rose hailshot piece; new evidence for early iron gun casting   by David Starley and Alex Hildred
* List of Acquisitions


Arms & Armour: Journal of the Royal Armouries:

Volume 1  Number 2  2004
* The royal sword-cutlers of 68 St.James's Street and some notes on the London retail trade   by Leslie Southwich
* New light on the partnership of James Woolley and Thomas Deakin   by Philip Lankester
* Christopher Spencer: the manufacturing technology of his repeating rifle   by David Williams and Peter Smithurst
* Sniper standard: the US Marine bolt-action sniper rifle in World War II   by Martin Pegler
* Plastics in arms and Armour in the Royal Armouries collection   by Suzanne Kitto

Volume 2  Number 1  2005
* Editor's Preface   by Graeme Rimer
* Duplex armour: an unrecognised mode of construction   by Anthony de Reuck, Thom Richardson, David Starley, and David Edge
* Key to the locks: dating guns of the flintlock era   by Eric Griffin
* A new reconstruction of the kestros or cestrosphendone   by George M. Hollenback
* British tumbler mills: key prototypical 19th-century machine tools used in gunmaking   by David Williams
* New acquistions by the Royal Armouries   by Thom Richardson

Volume 2  Number 2  2005
* Editor's Preface   by Graeme Rimer
* Trafalgar tokens   by Leslie Southwich
* Colonel Thornton's coach gun and other weapons, with notes on the career of a great Yorkshire sportsman   by Arthur G. Credland
* De bon vouloir servir le Roy (To serve the King with good will)   by Graham Priest
* Metallic surface coatings on arms and armour: the role of X-ray fluorescence analysis   by David Starley


Scottish Art Review (Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums Association):

Vol.VI, No. 1, 1956   "Arms and Armour from the Scott Collection"
Vol.XII, No. 2, 1969  "Arms and Armour" (from the Scott Collection)
 
 

Articles


"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XIII(2) 1933
"The Coleshill Helm." by James G. Mann; pages 151-154; 3 pages of text + 4 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXIII 1953
"The Mail-Maker's Technique" by Martin Burgess; pages 148-155; 8 pages of text + 2 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint and a Photocopy)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXIII 1953
"Further Research into the Construction of Mail Garments" by Martin Burgess;  10 pages of text with 6 figures + 3 b/w plates
(Offprint and a Photocopy)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXVII 1957
"The Mail Shirt from Sinigaglia" by Martin Burgess;  7 pages of text with 4 figures + 1 b/w plate
(2 Offprint and a Photocopy)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XXXVIII 1958
"The Mail Shirt from the Hearst Collection" by Martin Burgess; pages 197-204; 8 pages of text + 2 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint and a Photocopy)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XL 1960
"A Habergeon of Westwale" by William Reid   and  E. Martin Burgess;  11 pages of text with 1 figure + 4 b/w plates
(2 Offprint and a Photocopy)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XLV 1965
"A Helmet from Upper Winchendon Bucks." by Martin Holmes;  pages 183-191; 9 pages of text + 7 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XX(3) 1940
"A Tournament Helm in Melbury Sampford Church." by James G. Mann; pages 368-379; 12 pages of text + 6 pages of b/w pages
(Offprint)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XXII(2) 1942
"Two Fourteenth-Century Gaunlets from Ripon Cathedral." by James G. Mann; pages 114-122; 9 pages of text + 5 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XII(2) 1932
"Two Helmets in St. Botolphs Church, Lullingstone, Kent." by James G. Mann; pages 136-145; 10 pages of text + 6 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)

"The Antiquaries Journal"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London Vol. XXVI(4) 1936
"The Visor of a Fourteenth-century Bascinet found at Pevensey Castle." by James G. Mann; pages 412-419; 8 pages of text + 6 pages of b/w plates
(Offprint)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1911 Vol. 62  pages ??-??
"On Italian Armour from Chalcis in the Ethnological Museum at Athens" by Charles Ffolkes
(In Journal)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1926-27 Vol. 76  pages 41-58
"The Armourers Company of London and the Greenwich School of Armourers" by  Charles Ffoulkes;  17 pages of text with 5 figures + 3 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1928 Vol. 78  pages 61-72
"Armour from the Rotunda, Woolwich, transferred to the Armouries of the Tower, 1927" by  Charles Ffoulkes;  11 pages of text with 2 figures + 4 b/w plates
(In Journal and 2 Offprints)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1929 Vol. 79  pages 13-28
"Some Aspects of the Craft of the Armourer" by  Charles Ffoulkes; 16 pages of text with 21 figures + 2 b/w plates
(In Journal)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1929 Vol. 79  pages 217-244
"Notes on the Armour of the  Maximilian Period and the Italian Wars" by James G. Mann; 27 pages of text with 2 figures + 17 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1930 Vol. 80  pages 117-142 + plates
"The Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie with notes on the evolution of Italian armour during the 15th century." by James G. Mann;  25 pages of text with 15 figures + 14 b/w plates
(In Journal and 2 Offprints)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London  1933 Vol. 83 pages 285-305
"Notes on the Armour worn in Spain from the tenth to the fifteenth century" by James G. Mann; 20 pages of text with 9 figures + 15 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1934 Vol. 84  pages 69-97
"Notes on the Evolution of Plate Armour in Germany in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Century " by  James G. Mann; 28 pages of text 9 figures + 15 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1937 Vol. 87  pages 311-351
"A further Account of the Armour preserved in the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie near Mantua" by James G. Mann;  40 pages with 71 figures + 32 b/w plates
(In Journal and 2 Offprints)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1965 Vol. 99 pages 1-56
"The Silvered Armour of Henry VIII in the Tower of London"  by Claude Blair;  53 pages of text with 10 figures + 25 b/w plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)

"Archaeologia"  Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1979 Vol. 106  pages 157-165
"A Technical Note on some of the Armour of King Henry VIII and  his Contemporaries" by Alan Williams;  10 pages of text + 16 plates
(In Journal and an Offprint)

"Archaeology Journal" 1869 Vol. 26 page 20-24
"Contributions towards the History of Medieval Armour and Weapons in Europe - Helmets of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Called Salades." by J. Hewitt; 5 pages of text + 2 pages of line drawings
(Offprint)

"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. X, No.3 pages 80-84 and 101-102, plates XXII-XXIX
"Four Helms of the Fourteenth Century Compared" by Alan R. Williams; 7 pages of text + 8 plates
(In Journal)

"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. XIII, No.2 pages 81-159 including plates XXXIII-LX
"On the Remains of a Jack of Plate Excavated from Beeston Vastle in Cheshire" by Ian Eaves; 79 pages incling 28 plates
(In Journal)

"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. XIV, No.3 pages 121-146
"Augsburg Craftsmen and the Metallurgy of Innsbruck Armour" by Alan Williams;  28 pages
(In Journal)

"The Arms & Armour Society, The Journal of " Vol. XIV, No.3 pages 147-152
"Part of a 16th Century Quilted Jack of Plate Found at Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire" by Thea Gabra-Sanders;  6 pages
(In Journal)

"Metropolitan Museum Journal" NY,NY Vol. 5  1972
"A Harnes All Gilte:  a Study of the Armor of Galiot de Genouilhac and the iconography of its decoration" by Helmut Nickel
(In Journal)

"Technology and Culture" Vol.1, no. 1 Winter 1959
"Methods of Making Chain Mail (14th to 18th Centuries): A Metallographic Note" by Cyril Stanley Smith
(Photocopy)

"Technology and Culture" Vol.1, no. 2 Spring 1960
"Controversy: A reply to Cyril Standley Smith on Mail Making Methods" by E. Martin Burgess
(Photocopy)
 
 

Auction Catalogs


American Art Association Anderson Galleries Inc.:

Catalogue 4371  Offerman, Gest   Arms & Armor February 4, 5, 1938
 

Christie's:

Antique Arms and Armour, Including Property from the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art  Monday, November 16, 1987
 

Glendinings London:

Sale No: 30,657   Orders, Decorations and Medals 10:30am Wednesday 11th November 1998    and Arms and Armour 1:30pm Thursday 12th November 1998
 

Sotheby's:

Valuable Armour and Weapons  Thursday, the 15th April, 1937

Catalogue 6266          European Works of Art, Arms and Armour, Furniture and Tapestries New York    January 13 and 15, 1992

Catalogue BH6084    Antique Arms and Armour   Summers Place, UK    Tuesday 26th November 1996 at 2:30pm
 

Misc Sale Catalogs:

Arms and Armor of Ancient Spain: Story and Catalog From The Collection of Irving N. Donnin  2nd, Paperback, 8vo, B&W Photos  (1956)
 

Lyle Arms and Armour Review (Lyle Publications):

1976
1977
1983
 
 
 

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