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03226aam a2200409 i 4500 001 ABCCA13CE7B011E78369235E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171223010231 008 170614s2017 nyuac bc 000 0 eng c 010 $a 2017028657 020 $a 1588396290 020 $a 9781588396297 035 $a (OCoLC)978637401 040 $a YUS $b eng $e rda $c YUS $d BTCTA $d YDX $d BDX $d ERASA $d OCLCF $d MZA $d DLC $d GZM $d NYP $d VP@ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e------ 050 00 $a NK6642 $b .L25 2017 082 00 $a 739.7/5094 $2 23 100 1 $a La Rocca, Donald J, $e author. 245 10 $a How to read European armor / $c Donald J. La Rocca. 246 30 $a European armor 264 1 $a New York : $b The MET, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, $c 2017. 300 $a 160 pages : $b illustrations (some color), portraits ; $c 27 cm. 490 1 $a How to read ; $v [7] 505 0 $a Highlights in the development of armor in Europe -- Centers of armor production -- The sum of its parts: Armor from head to toe -- Helmets -- Gorgets -- Breastplates, tassets, and backplates -- Pauldrons -- Vambraces -- Gauntlets -- Leg defenses: poleyns, cuisses, greaves, and sabatons -- The Dos Aguas armor as a garniture -- Armored saddles and horse armor -- Tournament armor -- Decoration -- Etching -- Mercury gilding and heat bluing -- Engraving, inlay, and damascening -- Embossing -- Applied borders and appliques -- How to read European armor. 520 8 $a How to Read European Armor presents a compelling overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century, the period when armor as an art form achieved its highest levels of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. During these centuries, skilled armorers developed ingenious solutions for protecting the body with armor that was effective and often amazingly ornate. This volume features historically important examples of armor such as a suit made in the royal workshops of Greenwich, England, almost certainly for King Henry VIII himself; a masterfully etched work created by a famed Nuremberg armorer for Emperor Ferdinand I; and sumptuous armor for the warhorse of an Italian nobleman. The engaging text extensively examines armor's complex parts and many decorative techniques, and sets the lively historical context for how European armor thrived in the field of combat, in tournaments, and on ceremonial occasions. A book for any reader drawn to the chivalric and courtly life of Europe, How to Read European Armor highlights the many innovations of armorers who created these legendary marvels of art and technology. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 159). 610 20 $a Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). $b Department of Arms and Armor $v Catalogs. 650 0 $a Armor $z Europe $v Catalogs. 650 0 $a Illustrated books. 650 7 $a Armor. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00814840 651 7 $a Europe. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01245064 710 2 $a Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), $e issuing body. 830 0 $a How to read (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)) ; $v 7. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021025531.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=ABCCA13CE7B011E78369235E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search