An attempt to characterise and date the spurs of our civilised peoples
This revised new edition of the old classic is an enrichment for every collector, historian and weapon enthusiast. The two authors Richard Zschille and Robert Forrer have not only written a standard work on the spurs of Europe, but have also gained fascinating insights into the equestrian world, costume studies and the further development of spurs. This work is therefore still the most comprehensive and detailed work on spurs today and must not be allowed to fall into insignificance. Every century has left its traces and characteristics in the development of spores. I have therefore decided in favour of a new edition in which the illustrations have been separated and, where necessary, redrawn and outlines strengthened. The content of the text has been retained, but the font has been converted to the new German spelling. The structure of the 1891 book was also changed slightly. The illustrations are immediately given the appropriate descriptive text, which makes for a better overview and faster reading. The former 20 illustration pages have now been integrated into the last chapter of the book and reorganised chronologically.
Table of contents
Introduction The original form of the spur The spurs of the Latène period The Latène spur in the Roman period The classical Roman spur of the Imperial period Nordic spurs of the Roman period The eyelet spur of the Migration Period Rivet spurs of the Migration and Carolingian periods The late Carolingian spur The spiked spur at the time of the first crusades The spiked spur of the later crusades The older Gothic wheel spur The later Gothic spur The spurs of the Renaissance period Spur abnormalities About carrying spurs The spur carrying garden The exotic spurs Recapitulation Illustrations and descriptions
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The spur in its form development
Scope: 128 pages
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