Beute und Triumph
Subtitle: Zum Kulturgeschichtlichen Umfeld Antiker und Mittelalterlicher Kriegstrophaen
Publisher: De Gruyter, Inc.
Published: 2015
Language: ger
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9783110414318
Subjects: War and civilization; Civilization, ancient; Civilization, medieval
Description: "For the first time, this book presents a comprehensive history of the spoils of war from Old Testament evidence of the Battle of Megiddo through the pre-Napoleonic period. It gives special consideration to the Burgundian Booty of 1476. Using contemporary texts, the author investigates the nature, use, and impact of war plunder, placing the subject in a larger historical perspective to shed new light on established notions about the spoils of war"--