IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 1336: Martial Culture through the Middle Ages, III: Weaponry and Urban Identity
Wednesday 8 July 2020, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Society for the History of War (SHOW) |
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| Organiser: | Christophe Masson, Faculty of Music, University of Oxford |
| Moderator/Chair: | Christophe Masson, Faculty of Music, University of Oxford |
| Paper 1336-a | The Sinews of War: Crossbowmakers as Military and Sportive Experts in the Holy Roman Empire (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Military History |
| Paper 1336-b | Storing and Maintaining Artillery: A Means of Communal Institutionalisation in Northern France? (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Secular, Military History |
| Paper 1336-c | Gunpowder Artillery and Fortifications in the Low Countries and England: Guarantors of Urban Independence or Tools for Princely State Formation? (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Secular, Military History |
| Abstract | Late medieval cities have been key witnesses and agents of the dramatic changes brought by gunpowder artillery and fortification techniques between the 14th and 16th centuries. Not only did towns protect themselves with 'new' weapons and thicker walls; but they also were at the forefront of the emergence of specific knowledge in these matters. Focused on North-Western Europe, this panel aims to address both the human and the material aspects of urban weaponry and their impact on the development of an urban martial identity. |