ISBN: 9780486242422 - weapons and armor: a pictorial archive of woodcuts & engravings: a pictorial archive of woodcuts & engravings : over 1,400 copyright-free ... & designers (dover pictorial archive series) (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A misericorde is a medieval poniard or dagger made for one purpose -- to give the coup de grace or killing stroke. It was a beautiful, deadly instrument with a graphic mission; its very shape and cut graphically manifest its age and those who used it. Weapons throughout history chronicle ages, styles, and approaches to life and death; for artists, a weapons archive is a pictorial arsenal of powerful imagery. Here is such an arsenal: over 1,400 copyright-free illustrations of weapons and armor epitomizing the warlike times and peoples of this planet. Twenty-two categories of offensive and defensive arms and armor include battle-axes, bows and arrows, cannons, catapults, clubs, daggers, handguns, machine guns, powder horns, rifles, spears, swords, tanks, suits of armor, helmets, shields, and other means of combat. These copyright-free black-and-white illustrations (with a few half-tones) have been culled from almost 50 separate sources, ranging from books of ancient armor to scarce foreign periodicals and engravings. Along with the arms themselves are those who wield them -- soldiers, warriors, knights, horsemen, hunters, jousters, duelists, arms manufacturers, aborigines, centurions, dragoons, musketeers, samurai, crusaders, in full period regalia. One plate identifies all the parts of a 17th-century suit of armor -- visor, gorget, tassets, epauliere, cuisse, chain mail, gauntlet, etc.; many show details of intricate Renaissance and modern carving on pommels, blades, rifle butts, and boomerangs. Some remarkable devices include the Chinese Tartar 2-handed sword, Malay creese, Tormentum, Maxim gun, 16th-century Italian cross-bow, Soviet tank from World War II, Indian damascened cuirass, bamboo lance, halberd, and the scimitar. Unusual strokes may be visually delivered by such instruments as the Patagonian bola, a cane sword, the Zarabatana native blow gun, and the infamous "holy water sprinkler." Artists and designers will not find these rare emblems of warfare gathered together elsewhere in such a clearly printed format, so quickly accessib≤ historians of art, industry, and war as well as weapons fanciers will marvel at all the picturesque means here depicted of giving the coup de grace.…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: BUONO USATO. Dover Pictorial Archive Series INGLESE Edizione inglese, archivio illustrato con oltre 1400 illustrazioni in nero di artisti e designers, pagine intatte e debolmente ingiallite, cerniera perfettamente salda, denso pulviscolo ai tagli. Brossura editoriale in grande formato, copertina dall'aspetto vissuto, salvaguardata da una foderina adesiva in acetato trasparente, si notano profonde piegature, abrasioni lungo la costa e alle estremitÃ, visibilmente sporco il piatto posteriore. Il volume potrebbe contenere timbri, il materiale à stato regolarmente acquisito dalla nostra Libreria. N. pag. 191. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 192 pages. 12.00x9.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback Quarto. wraps, 191 pp cover worn on the edges Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

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Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Bien. Dover, USA, 1982. Texto en inglés. Arte. Dibujo. Armas y armaduras. Profusamente ilustrado. 190 pp. 30 x 24. Tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados. Buen estado de conservación. ISBN: 9780486242422.