IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1529: Medieval Arms and Armour, I: Archaeology, History, and Science
Thursday 4 July 2019, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Royal Armouries |
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| Organiser: | Henry Yallop, Royal Armouries, Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | Henry Yallop, Royal Armouries, Leeds |
| Paper 1529-a | Daggers of the Thames (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Military History |
| Paper 1529-b | 'Godless Fables': 'Crusader' Arms and Armour from Africa and Asia (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
| Paper 1529-c | Medieval Two-Edged Swords: A Non-Destructive Investigation of Materials, Production, Functionality, and Conservation (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Military History, Science, Technology |
| Abstract | The Royal Armouries is the UK’s national museum of arms & armour and has important holdings of medieval arms and armour. The three papers in Medieval Arms and Armour I will explore some of the varied ways material in the collection has been the subject of different forms of research to improve our understanding of the medieval materiality of arms & armour. Session II will focus on what medieval effigies can reveal of medieval arms & armour. |