Medieval Armour

With 180 photographs and illustrations covering every aspect of armour, Medieval Armour provides a compact, accessible guide to this complex, often decorative protective metal clothing that still fascinates modern readers.

Armour has been a key element of protective clothing since the dawn of warfare, with scale mail suits recorded from the Sumerian Empire. Chain mail was widely used by the Roman legions, and thereafter in much of Europe. In the early Medieval period, only professional warri...