{"product_id":"the-sword-lisa-deutscher-9781783274277","title":"The Sword: Form and Thought","description":"A multidisciplinary overview of current research into the enduringly fascinating martial artefact which is the sword. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sword is the most iconic of all weapons. Throughout history, it has connected various, sometimes conflicting, dimensions of human culture: physical combat and representation of political power, definition of gender roles and refinement of body techniques, evolution of craftsmanship and mythological symbolism.\u003cbr\u003e The articles collected here explore these dimensions, from a variety of disciplines, among them archaeology, medieval history, museum conservation, and linguistics. They cover topics from the production and combat use of Bronze Age swords via medieval fencing culture to the employment of the sword in modern military. They question traditional sword typologies and wide-spread theories about sword making, discuss medieval sword terminology and the use of swords as royal insignia, and describe the scientific methods for approaching original finds. Arising from an international conference held at Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen (the German Blade Museum), the volume provides fresh insights into the forms the sword can take, and the thoughts it inspires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e LISA DEUTSCHER and MIRJAM E. KAISER work in prehistoric archaeology, specialising in La T鈩e and Bronze Age swords, respectively. SIXT WETZLER is the deputy director of the German Blade Museum; his research focuses on the history of edged weapons, and their use. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Matthias Johannes Bauer, Holger Becker, Jan-Heinrich Bunnefeld, Rachel J. Crellin, Vincenzo D'Ercole, Andrea Dolfini, Raphael Hermann, Daniel Jaquet, Robert W. Jones, Ulrich Lehmann, Claus Lipka, Stefan Maeder, Michael Mattner, Florian Messner, Nicole Mk, Ingo Petri, Stefan Roth, Fabrizio Savi, Ulrike Thterle, Iason-Eleftherios Tzouriadis, Marion Uckelmann, Henry Yallop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Deutscher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783274271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783274277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Lisa Deutscher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076324585727,"sku":"9781783274277","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77fcaf7d-6e47-4fb0-971e-6e80ca8e27ee.jpg?v=1685464367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sword-lisa-deutscher-9781783274277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}