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384 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195053609
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 19 April 1990
Description
The appearance of the crossbow on the European battle field in A.D. 1100 as the weapon of choice for shooting down knights threatened the status quo of medieval chivalric fighting techniques. By 1139 the Church had intervened, outlawing the use of...
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384 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195053609
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 19 April 1990
Description
The appearance of the crossbow on the European battle field in A.D. 1100 as the weapon of choice for shooting down knights threatened the status quo of medieval chivalric fighting techniques. By 1139 the Church had intervened, outlawing the use of...