Over thousands of years? man has developed an enormous variety of offensive and defensive weapons for use in battle as well as a vast array of armor and other protective devices. Now artists and illustrators can draw on this extensive archive for superb copyright-free illustrations of vintage arms? armor? and other battlefield paraphernalia. Choose from a rich trove of over 750 illustrations compiled from rare nineteenth-century sources. Included are detailed? high-quality depictions -- arranged chronologically and? to some extent? geographically -- of suits of armor? chain mail? swords? halberds? spears? pikes? lances? crossbows? axes? daggers? helmets? shields? knives? small arms? and a host of other implements? along with scenes of battle? siege? jousts? soldiers? horses? and more. Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor? these illustrations reproduce extremely well. They will fill a myriad of needs for battle-related graphic art.Paperback | 128 pages213.36 x 276.86 x 7.62mm | 340.19g34905Dover Publications Inc.New York? United StatesEnglish