British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards
Ian M. Stead
Alle 274 Schwertfunde der britschen Eisenzeit werden hier erstmals
katalogisiert und nach chronologischen und typologischen
Gesichtspunkten aufgearbeitet.
British Iron Age swords and scabbards are here catalogued in detail
for the first time. They are grouped on the basis of typologies of
components and are discussed with special reference to their
decoration, context and chronology. Artefact studies have been
neglected for many years, and this subject was last tackled in a
paper published in 1950. Since then, the material available for
study has tripled, from 93 to 274 items, and new archaeological
discoveries include several elaborately decorated scabbards.
Illustrations include 71 full pages of line drawings, while
additional contributions examine the technology of some of the
swords and provide a discussion of their enamelled decoration.
Contents: Introduction; Typology and terminology; Group A: Swords
of medium length and scabbards with open chape ends; Group B:
Swords of medium length and scabbards with closed chape ends; Group
C: Long swords and scabbards with campanulate mouths; Group D: Long
swords and scabbards with straight mouths; Group E: Earlier swords
and scabbards in the north; Group F: Later swords and scabbards in
the north; Group G: Short swords in the south and the north; Group
H: Swords and scabbards of mixed traditions; Discussion;
Appendices; The technology of some of the swords; Weapons and
fittings with enamelled decoration; The Isleworth sword: a note on
the brass foils; A technical report on the Orton Meadows scabbard;
The scientific examination of the Asby Scar sword and scabbard; The
extraction of swords from their scabbards; Catalogue;
Bibliography.
Format 21 x 30 cm, Paperback, 400 Seiten, sehr viele
Abbildungen, englischer Text, Best.-Nr. Ox002