Purton Dr Peter (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 488pp, featuring 32 full-page b&w plates. A Very Good 1st Edition copy of the second volume of Peter Purton's definitive history of medieval siege warfare. The text & plates are pristine and there are no inscriptions. Very light hints of foxing to top edge of text block only. The crown of the spine suggests reading use but the binding remains firm and fully intact. The blue cloth boards are in pleasing condition all round and the dust wrapper displays only light traces of use - no nicks or tears. Please see 10 pictures attached (including Contents page). Note: Owing to 1.2kg weight an adjustment to shipping charge may be requested for some International destinations. …

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Condition: New. 2018. Hardcover. . . . . .

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Sheds light on the skills and techniques of the medieval military engineer, over a thousand year sweep.The results of medieval engineering still surround us - cathedrals, castles, stone bridges, irrigation systems. However, the siege artillery, siege towers, temporary bridges, earthwork emplacements and underground mines used for war have left little trace behind them; and there is even less of the engineers themselves: the people behind the military engineering achievements. The evidence for this neglected group is studied here.The author begins byconsidering the evolution of military technology across centuries, and the impact of new technologies in the context of the economic and social developments which made them possible. He looks at how military engineers obtained their skills, and the possible link with scholastic scientific awareness. With the increased survival of government records from the middle ages, engineers acquire names and individuals can be identified. And the fifteenth century -the age of polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci - saw a new type of literate military engineer, part of a recognized profession, but with its roots in a thousand years of historical development.PETER PURTON, D Phil (Oxon), FSA, has written extensively on medieval fortifications and siege warfare; his publications include the comprehensive two-volume history of the medieval siege (Boydell, 2010). Sheds light on the skills and techniques of the medieval military engineer, over a thousand year sweep. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Detailed survey of the continued development of the siege in the later middle ages, showing the effects of new technology and armaments.The siege dominated warfare during the medieval period. Contemporary evidence - from both accounts of sieges, and records of government - survives in relatively large quantites for the later medieval period; together with archaeological evidence, it is used here to offer a full and comprehensive picture of siege warfare. The book shows how similar methods were practised everywhere, with knowledge of new technologies spreading quickly, and experts selling their skills to any willing employer: it also looks at how the erection of defences capable of withstanding increasingly sophisticated attack became an expensive proposition. The question of whether some of the immense surviving monuments of this age really had a military function at all is also addressed.The book begins with the Mongol conquests in Asia and Europe and the thirteenth-century apogee of pre-gunpowder siege warfare, before examining theslow impact of guns and the cumulatively massive changes in attack and defence of the fifteenth century. The companion volume, A History of the Early Medieval Siege, covers the period from around 450 until 1200. Detailed survey of the continued development of the siege in the later middle ages, showing the effects of new technology and armaments. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. 2018. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Condition: new.

Condition: New. 2010. Hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2010. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. Medieval warfare was dominated by the attack and defence of fortified places, and siege methods and technology developed alongside improvements in defences. This book uses both historical sources and evidence from archaeology to analyse this relationship as part of a comprehensive view of the whole subject, tracing links across three continents. Num Pages: 566 pages, 46, 32 black and white, 14 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2166. . 2010. Hardcover. . . . .…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Detailed, comprehensive survey of the siege, looking at its development across three continents.Medieval warfare was dominated by the attack and defence of fortified places, and siege methods and technology developed alongside improvements in defences. This book uses both original historical sources and evidence from archaeology to analyse this relationship as part of a comprehensive view of the whole subject, tracing links across three continents. It considers the most important questions raised by siege warfare: who designed, built and operated siege equipment? How did medieval commanders gain their knowledge? What were the roles of theoretical texts and the developing science of siege warfare? How did nomadic peoples learn to conduct sieges? How far did castles and town walls serve a military purpose, and how far did they act as symbols of lordship?The volume begins with the replacement of the western Roman empire by barbarian successor states, but also examines the development of the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim Caliphate and its successors, and the links with China, through to the early thirteenth century. The companion volume, A History of the Late Medieval Siege, continues the story to 1500. Detailed, comprehensive survey of the siege, looking at its development across three continents. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. 2010. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. Medieval warfare was dominated by the attack and defence of fortified places, and siege methods and technology developed alongside improvements in defences. This book uses both historical sources and evidence from archaeology to analyse this relationship as part of a comprehensive view of the whole subject, tracing links across three continents. Num Pages: 566 pages, 46, 32 black and white, 14 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2166. . 2010. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Sheds light on the skills and techniques of the medieval military engineer, over a thousand year sweep.The results of medieval engineering still surround us - cathedrals, castles, stone bridges, irrigation systems. However, the siege artillery, siege towers, temporary bridges, earthwork emplacements and underground mines used for war have left little trace behind them; and there is even less of the engineers themselves: the people behind the military engineering achievements. The evidence for this neglected group is studied here.The author begins byconsidering the evolution of military technology across centuries, and the impact of new technologies in the context of the economic and social developments which made them possible. He looks at how military engineers obtained their skills, and the possible link with scholastic scientific awareness. With the increased survival of government records from the middle ages, engineers acquire names and individuals can be identified. And the fifteenth century -the age of polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci - saw a new type of literate military engineer, part of a recognized profession, but with its roots in a thousand years of historical development.PETER PURTON, D Phil (Oxon), FSA, has written extensively on medieval fortifications and siege warfare; his publications include the comprehensive two-volume history of the medieval siege (Boydell, 2010). Sheds light on the skills and techniques of the medieval military engineer, over a thousand year sweep. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Detailed survey of the continued development of the siege in the later middle ages, showing the effects of new technology and armaments.The siege dominated warfare during the medieval period. Contemporary evidence - from both accounts of sieges, and records of government - survives in relatively large quantites for the later medieval period; together with archaeological evidence, it is used here to offer a full and comprehensive picture of siege warfare. The book shows how similar methods were practised everywhere, with knowledge of new technologies spreading quickly, and experts selling their skills to any willing employer: it also looks at how the erection of defences capable of withstanding increasingly sophisticated attack became an expensive proposition. The question of whether some of the immense surviving monuments of this age really had a military function at all is also addressed.The book begins with the Mongol conquests in Asia and Europe and the thirteenth-century apogee of pre-gunpowder siege warfare, before examining theslow impact of guns and the cumulatively massive changes in attack and defence of the fifteenth century. The companion volume, A History of the Early Medieval Siege, covers the period from around 450 until 1200. Detailed survey of the continued development of the siege in the later middle ages, showing the effects of new technology and armaments. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Detailed, comprehensive survey of the siege, looking at its development across three continents.Medieval warfare was dominated by the attack and defence of fortified places, and siege methods and technology developed alongside improvements in defences. This book uses both original historical sources and evidence from archaeology to analyse this relationship as part of a comprehensive view of the whole subject, tracing links across three continents. It considers the most important questions raised by siege warfare: who designed, built and operated siege equipment? How did medieval commanders gain their knowledge? What were the roles of theoretical texts and the developing science of siege warfare? How did nomadic peoples learn to conduct sieges? How far did castles and town walls serve a military purpose, and how far did they act as symbols of lordship?The volume begins with the replacement of the western Roman empire by barbarian successor states, but also examines the development of the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim Caliphate and its successors, and the links with China, through to the early thirteenth century. The companion volume, A History of the Late Medieval Siege, continues the story to 1500. Detailed, comprehensive survey of the siege, looking at its development across three continents. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…