L'armement médiéval : les armes blanches dans les collections bourguignonnes. Xe - XVe siècles.

  • Cognot, Fabrice
Publication date
March 2013
Publisher
HAL CCSD

Abstract

Mediaeval arms and armour have long been a subject of interest : the early authors were followed by enthusiastic scholars and finally scientists who set the base and offered the kevs, methods and dvnamics of the field. But the weapon. the phvsical object. is in itself a source of studv : its shapes and its very matter link to its making and its use, to the technical skills implied. In this thesis we study mediaeval arms on a restrained area and kept in specific institutions, within the scope of setting the researcher as an active tool for the understanding the object : experimental approach has proved its worth, but can be even furthered if the observer becomes holder of the skills related to matter : moreover, a rich documentation exists ...

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