PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

LIST OF PLATES

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

WORKS OF REFERENCE

THE ARMOURER

TOOLS, APPLIANCES, ETC.

IRON AND STEEL

THE CRAFT OF THE ARMOURER

THE PROOF OF ARMOUR

THE DECORATION OF ARMOUR

THE CLEANING OF ARMOUR

THE USE OF FABRICS AND LINEN

THE USE OF LEATHER

THE WEARING OF ARMOUR

THE ARMOURERS' COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON, ARMOURERS' HALL, COLEMAN STREET, E.C.

LISTS OF EUROPEAN ARMOURERS

SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF NOTABLE ARMOURERS

LIST OF ARMOURERS' MARKS

POLYGLOT GLOSSARY OF WORDS DEALING WITH ARMOUR AND WEAPONS

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX D

APPENDIX E

APPENDIX F

APPENDIX G

APPENDIX H

APPENDIX I

APPENDIX J

APPENDIX K

APPENDIX L

APPENDIX M

INDEX

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been placed at the end of each chapter or Appendix. The numbers [376] to [383] in Appendix C are part of the quoted document, and are not footnotes.

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The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book.