{"product_id":"living-by-the-sword-weapons-and-material-culture-in-france-and-britain-600-1600-hardback-9781501753336","title":"Living by the Sword; Weapons and Material Culture in France and Britain, 600–1600 (Hardback) 9781501753336","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLiving by the Sword\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWeapons and Material Culture in France and Britain, 600–1600\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKristen Brooke Neuschel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501753336\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 18 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 4 color plates - 18 Halftones, black and white - 4 Plates, color\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving by the Sword cuts through a broad swath of history, and such a scope is necessary for a project that charts how swords were understood over time. Kristen Neuschel's \u003ci\u003eLiving by the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e will interest a wide range of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e (Comitatus)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiving by the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeuschel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving by the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What Do Swords Mean?\u003cbr\u003e 1. Swords and Oral Culture in the Early Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e 2. Swords and Chivalric Culture in the High Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e 3. Swords, Clothing, and Armor in the Late Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e 4. Swords and Documents in the Sixteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607800803608,"sku":"9781501753336","price":78.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/living-by-the-sword-weapons-and-material-culture-in-france-and-britain-600-1600-hardback-9781501753336","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}