Last Knight
The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I
ISBN: HB: 9781588396747,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
October 2019
304 pp., 27,9x23,5 cm, 266 colour illus.
304 pp., 27,9x23,5 cm, 266 colour illus.
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) crafted a public persona and personal mythology that earned him the romantic sobriquet the "Last Knight" and that perpetuates his legend to this day. In his lifelong quest to establish himself as Europe's n...
HB:
£50.00
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How to Read European Armor
ISBN: PB: 9781588396297,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
September 2017
176 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 175 colour illus.
176 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 175 colour illus.
This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in particular on the 16th century when plate armor reached its peak of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. Cr...
PB:
£19.95
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