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Catalogue of European Armour at the Fitzwilliam Museum book

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Catalogue of European Armour at the Fitzwilliam Museum
by Ian Eaves
List Price: $165.00

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The collection of arms and armour in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is one of the finest in England, and ranks immediately behind the royal and national collections in terms of the range and quality of its material. The majority of the items come from the bequest of J.S. Henderson, a collector who bought extensively in the 1920s; he owned a group of pieces from the armoury of the Princes Radziwill at Niescwiecz in Poland, and other items from this source have subsequently been given to the museum. The strength of the exhibits is therefore in German and North Italian armours of the sixteenth century, mostly for field use but with some tournament and parade armours. Full descriptions for each piece, together with provenance (where known) and physical details, are given, as well as comparisons with pieces in other collections.
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* Hardcover: 348 pages
* Publisher: Boydell Press (July 4, 2002)
* ISBN: 0851158579
* Product Dimensions: 10.0 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
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ok anyone know anything about this book? is it worth the 165 bucks? i'm looking for some new armour books. whatya got if this one isnt that great
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hmm... I'll see tomarrow if it's on OCLC...and so at any libraries about...$165 is a lot.

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Wolf wrote:ok anyone know anything about this book? is it worth the 165 bucks? i'm looking for some new armour books. whatya got if this one isnt that great


I would say yes. You might be able to find it for less by shopping around some.

If you have any specific questions regarding the book or the Fitzwilliam collections, let me know.

I will be meeting with Mr. Eaves in the next couple of weeks.
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