In this book, the most comprehensive collection of 19th century sword pommels by Carl von Schwerzenbach is published, which is unrivalled in its diversity and artistry of form. During his lifetime, von Schwerzenbach collected hundreds of different sword pommels from different centuries and countries and was thus able to make a significant contribution to the history of the European sword for historians and collectors.
Around 800 daggers, swords and sword pommels are described and illustrated in this book. Drawings have been made of the hallmarks and weapon foam marks that are so important to collectors for determining authenticity, and details of their origin have been included. This work is thus a comprehensive reference work for dating and determining the origin of swords and rapiers and at the same time provides a deep insight into the history of the development of the sword in Europe as well as into the thinking and artistic practice of the armourers of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The introductory text and the descriptions were written by Robert Forrer, at the time an art historian, archaeologist and museum director. This is the revised edition from 1905 and the photos have been digitally reworked. The text is in new German spelling.
Table of contents
Chapter 1 The development of the dagger and sword Bone daggers in Palaeolithic times Neolithic daggers Copper daggers and short swords Daggers and swords of the Bronze Age Swords from the Hallstatt period Swords of the Latène period The Roman gladius The scramasax of the Migration Period and its successors The spatha of the Migration and Merovingian periods The Carolingian spatha Romanesque swords Gothic swords Gothic daggers Renaissance daggers Swords of the Renaissance Old artist's designs for sword and dagger hilts
Chapter 2 The swords and sword pommels in the Carl von Schwerzenbach Collection Cast iron sword pommels Sword pommels made of jasper, crystal and the like Sword pommels with artist's plaques Sword pommels as clock and balance weights and the like Sword pommels and their dating Provenance of sword pommels Marks on sword pommels Division of labour in the manufacture of weapons The decoration of Renaissance pommels About the ramifications of the pommel shapes Descriptive text for plates I-LX Illustrated plates I- LX Index of weapon marks Index of the places mentioned in the text Places of manufacture and inspection Names of the armourers Artists' names Sword and dagger names Pommel moulds Museums and collections
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Language: German
Format: Paperback
Pages: 252
With 60 plates and 360 illustrations
by Dr R. Forrer (Strasbourg)
Revised reprint from 1905
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