How to read European armor
By: Donald J. La Rocca
Contributors: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Series: How to read -- 7; How to read (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)) -- 7.
Publisher: The MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781588396297
Subjects: Armor; Catalogs; Illustrated books; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Arms and Armor; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.).
Other titles: European armor
Description: How to Read European Armor presents a compelling overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century, the period when armor as an art form achieved its highest levels of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. During these centuries, skilled armorers developed ingenious solutions for protecting the body with armor that was effective and often amazingly ornate. This volume features historically important examples of armor such as a suit made in the royal workshops of Greenwich, England, almost certainly for King Henry VIII himself; a masterfully etched work created by a famed Nuremberg armorer for Emperor Ferdinand I; and sumptuous armor for the warhorse of an Italian nobleman. The engaging text extensively examines armor's complex parts and many decorative techniques, and sets the lively historical context for how European armor thrived in the field of combat, in tournaments, and on ceremonial occasions. A book for any reader drawn to the chivalric and courtly life of Europe, How to Read European Armor highlights the many innovations of armorers who created these legendary marvels of art and technology.
Notes: "How to read European armor is the seventh volume in the How to read series"--Page 7.

Includes bibliographical references (page 159).
Table of contents: title: Highlights in the development of armor in Europe; title: Centers of armor production; title: The sum of its parts: Armor from head to toe; title: Helmets; title: Gorgets; title: Breastplates, tassets, and backplates; title: Pauldrons; title: Vambraces; title: Gauntlets; title: Leg defenses: poleyns, cuisses, greaves, and sabatons; title: The Dos Aguas armor as a garniture; title: Armored saddles and horse armor; title: Tournament armor; title: Decoration; title: Etching; title: Mercury gilding and heat bluing; title: Engraving, inlay, and damascening; title: Embossing; title: Applied borders and appliqués; title: How to read European armor.