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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kay Douglas Smith; Kelly DeVries |
| ISBN: | 1843831627 9781843831624 |
| OCLC Number: | 63386864 |
| Description: | viii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | An overall history of gunpowder weapons during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries -- The military careers of the Dukes of Burgundy -- Philip the Bold -- John the Fearless -- Philip the Good -- Charles the Bold -- Analysis of the documentary evidence for the gunpowder weapons -- Illustrated catalogue of the surviving guns -- Summary of weapons / from Joseph Garnier -- A Burgundian artillery train of 1475 -- A Burgundian ship's inventory of arms from 1445 -- The manufacture of iron guns in 1376 -- A Burgundian weapons dowry from 1449 -- The transport of artillery in 1474. |
| Series Title: | Armour and weapons, v. 1. |
| Responsibility: | Robert Douglas Smith, Kelly DeVries. |
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A carefully argued and well-produced volume. Anyone with an interest in warfare in the century covered will find much to educate and enthral the in this book. * THE RICARDIAN * Der Band gibt eine verzugliche UEbersicht uber die Entwicklung und den Einsatz von Pulverwaffen unter den vier Valoirherzoegen von Burgund [...] Index und Literarturverzeichnis beschliessen den Band, der durch Substanz und Kompetenz ein Standartwerk ist. * DEUTSCHES ARCHIV FUER DIE ERFORSCHUNG DES MITTELALTERS * Fascinating and informative and should appeal to both scholar and interested reader alike. -- Philip A. Magrath Curator of Artillery Royal Armouries * CASEMATE * Provides an excellent insight into the late medieval development of these weapons. [...] Obviously an important book for military historians because of its insight into the development of gunpowder weapons, but it will also be of interest to others concerned with the dukes of Burgundy and their impact on European history. * HISTORY * This scholarly book is a definitive history of gunpowder weapons in the 14th and 15th centuries; the authors have revitalised the history of artillery. [...] Highly recommended. * CLASSIC ARMS AND MILITARIA * An especially impressive book that casts an informed light upon gunpowder weaponry as it made inroads into medieval warfare [and] an invaluable reference resource to be very highly commended to the medieval re-enactor, or armchair historian. * RANDLESREVIEWS.CO.UK * A very readable interesting account [which] provides some superb detail and background information. * HOBILAR * Read more...
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- Artillery -- France -- History -- 15th century.
- Burgundy (France) -- History -- House of Valois, 1363-1477.
- Gunpowder -- History -- 15th century.
- Military history, Medieval.
- Bourgogne (France) -- Histoire -- 1363-1477 (Maison de Valois)
- Histoire militaire médiévale.
- Artillery.
- Gunpowder.
- France.
- France -- Burgundy.
