Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield
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Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield by Robert W Jones
Groundbreaking reassessment of the role played by armour, weapons and heraldry in medieval warfare, showing their cultural as well as military significance.
A good example of new, fruitful routes into the study of medieval warfare* EUROPEAN REVIEW OF HISTORY *
Provides a large amount of material for those interested in medieval military culture. * THE RICARDIAN *
Engagingly readable and clear. [...] It will be useful for undergraduates and for more specialized audiences from a variety of fields, including literature and art history, not just military history. [...] This is a masterful and fresh appraisal of this rich and fascinating field. * PARERGON *
Well-researched and referenced. * ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL *
An excellent, vivid, well written book, an entertaining and encouraging work. * HOBILAR *
Provides an important corrective to prevailing views regarding military value of martial display. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *
Provides a large amount of material for those interested in medieval military culture. * THE RICARDIAN *
Engagingly readable and clear. [...] It will be useful for undergraduates and for more specialized audiences from a variety of fields, including literature and art history, not just military history. [...] This is a masterful and fresh appraisal of this rich and fascinating field. * PARERGON *
Well-researched and referenced. * ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL *
An excellent, vivid, well written book, an entertaining and encouraging work. * HOBILAR *
Provides an important corrective to prevailing views regarding military value of martial display. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *
Robert W. Jones is Alumni Association Coordinator and tutor at Advanced Studies in England, an independent study abroad programme based in Bath, England. He is also a Visiting Scholar in History at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781783270279 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783270276 |
| Title | Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield |
| Author | Robert W Jones |
| Series | Warfare In History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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