Arms and Armour
in the collection of Her Majesty The Queen: European Armour
Ian Eaves and A. V. B. Norman
528 pages
Quite apart from the texts, which are as uncompromisingly extensive, thorough and detailed as anyone could hope for, Arms and Armour in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: European Armour is gorgeous visually.
Tobias Capwell, The Art Newspaper
Cover of Arms & Armour ©
Hardback, 300 x 245mm, 500 colour illustrations
ISBN 978 1 905686 48 3
This volume on the Royal Collection's European arms and armour provides the first catalogue of this substantial and important collection of historic weapons for more than a hundred years.
Highlights include the famous set of armour made for Henry VIII around 1540, and the exceptionally beautiful armour made for Henry, Prince of Wales, around 1608.
The late A.V.B. Norman was Master of the Royal Armouries.
Ian Eaves is former Keeper of Armour at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London.
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DownloadHighlights from the publication
Jacob Halder (active 1576-1608)
Armour garniture of Sir Christopher Hatton for the field, tourney, tilt and barriers
North-German, probably Brunswick
Parts of a field garniture of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel with associated helmet, gauntlets, greaves and sabatons
French
Helmet and cuirass
Probably English
Pair of rowel spurs
? English
Rowel spur for the left foot
Eastern European
Harquebusier's pot (Zischägge)
English
Close helmet for funerary use
Probably Flemish
