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History of Armour, 1100-1700

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ISBN-10: 184797452X

ISBN-13: 9781847974525

Edition: 2013

Authors: Paul F. Walker

List price: $19.95
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Description:

With the aid of the author's superb photographs and illustrations, the book looks at how fashions, as well as its protective qualities, influenced the style of armour. Valuable information has been acquired through the study of effigies over a number of years, and using these existing artifacts, supplemented by the author's meticulous illustrations and practical knowlege of armour cosntruction, it has been possible to reconstruct the design and appearance of a wide range of armour.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Publication date: 2/18/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Paul F Walker trained in graphic communication where he specialized in illustration. Afterwards, he moved into adult education where he taught fine art, photography, digital imaging, animation and illustration. He has given lectures in armour and weapons as an historical interpreter for English Heritage, and various other groups, specializing in the development of armour as well as the chivalric roles of the medieval Knight. He has a lifelong interest in historical warfare and its politics, which played a huge role in the evolution of miltiary advancement.