
TOM 18
Weapons bring peace?
Warfare in medieval and early modern Europe
Editor: Lech Marek
Wrocław 2013
JIŘÍ HOŠEK, JIŘÍ KOŠTA
Swords uncovered at the burial ground of the Stará Kouřim stronghold (9th century) from the perspective of archaeology and metallography
JOLANTA BAGIŃSKA, PIOTR N. KOTOWICZ, PAWEŁ KUCYPERA, KRZYSZTOF RYBKA
A sword fragment from Nowosiółki Kardynalskie, Tomaszów Lubelski District: materials and conservation remarks
PIOTR N. KOTOWICZ
The sign of the cross on early medieval axes – a symbol of power, magic, or religion?
MICHAŁ STĄPÓR
Early medieval arrowheads with twisted sockets discovered in Poland – concepts of purpose
RAFFAELE D’AMATO
The betrayal: military iconography and archaeology in Byzantine paintings of the 11th–15th centuries AD representing the Arrest of Our Lord
PIOTR PUDŁO
Arms and armour analysis of a Judas Maccabeus miniature in the Płock Bible
PETR ŽÁKOVSKÝ, JIŘÍ HOŠEK, PATRICK BÁRTA
Dussacks with broad blades and a probable method of their manufacturing
ARKADIUSZ MICHALAK
Swords and falchions from the Polish-Silesian-Brandenburg borderland (2nd half of the 13th – 1st half of the 16th century): preliminary thoughts
MARCIN GLINIANOWICZ
The brigandine from the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw – some thoughts about its provenance and chronology
ALAN WILLIAMS
What can scientific analysis tell us about the effectiveness of medieval arms and armour?
ANCA NIŢOI, FLORIN MĂRGINEAN
Medieval and early modern military items discovered in the village of Tăut (Arad County, West Romania)
VALÉRIE SERDON-PROVOST
The constitution of artillery parks and fortifications for defending cities during the late Middle Ages: the dukes of Lorraine in Nancy – a case study
GRZEGORZ ŻABIŃSKI
Das Grosse Ämterbuch des Deutschen Ordens – remarks on its value for arms and armour research
TADEUSZ GRABARCZYK, OLGIERD ŁAWRYNOWICZ
With or without a helmet? Some remarks on the equipment analysis of mercenary troops in Poland in the late 15th century
ALEKSANDER BOŁDYREW
The changes of offensive armament of Polish mercenary infantry in the first half of the 16th century and their influence on unit tactics
MARIA LEGUT-PINTAL
A study of the defensive system of Jelenia Góra in the light of archaeological finds and topographic landscape archaeology
PAWEŁ RAJSKI
Fortifications made of wood and earth in late medieval castles of the Sudety Mountains
JANA MAZÁČKOVÁ
Rokštejn Castle (Czech Republic): archaeological evidence of military activities
LECH MAREK
A short note on a crossbow bolt head from the siege of Kolno Castle in Silesia
KATARZYNA SMOLEŃ
Conservation of selected artefacts from the Stare Kolnie site