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Books About Medieval Armor

BOOKS (listed alphabetically by author)

• Histories
  • Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East
    • Books about armor:
      (This list is alphabetical by author. You can see it alphabetical by title by starting at http://www.geocities.com/scaarmor/armorbooks.html)
      • THE ARTS OF WAR. Arms and Armour of the 7th to 19th centuries (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, VOL XXI) by David Alexander, Nasser D Khalili
      • Armour and Weapons in the Middle Ages by Charles Henry Ashdown
      • * European Arms and Armor by Charles Ashdown
      • * The Compendium of Weapons Armour and Castles by Matthew Balent
      • The Armor Book by Michael Berenstain
      • The Armouries of the Tower of London by Howard L. Blackmore
      • The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Weapons: The Most Comprehensive Reference Work Ever Published on Arms and Armor by Claude Blair, Leonid Tarassuk
      • Studies in European Arms and Armor: The C. Otto Von Kienbusch Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Claude Blair (Editor)
      • Arms and Armour in Britain by Alan Borg
      • Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages (Medieval Military Library) by Charles Boutell, M. P. Lacombe
      • An Historical Guide to Arms & Armor by Stephen Bull, Tony North
      • Eyewitness: Arms & Armor by Michele Byam, Michelle Byam, Dave King
      • La evolución del armamento medieval en el Reino Castellano-Leonés y Al-Andalus (siglos XII-XIV) by Alvaro Soler del Campo
      • The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Guide to Armor by Christopher Chant, John Batchelor
      • Zbroje kolcze z gdanskiego dworu Artusa : z tradycji turniejowych w Polsce by Antoni Romuald Chodynski
      • Arms and armour in the age of chivalry by Aldo G. Cimarelli
      • Knights in Armor (Living History) by John Clare
      • Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Times (Digging Up the Past) by Richard L. Currier, Rivka Gonen
      • Medieval and Renaissance splendor : arms and armor from the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, and works of art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida : an exhibition at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, March 2-April 22, 1984 by Cynthia Duval
      • * Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight by David Edge
      • Islamic Arms and Armour by Robert Elgood
      • The English Civil War (Brassey's History of Uniforms) by Philipp J. C. Elliot-Wright, Christa Hook
      • Medieval Military Costume (Europa Militaria Special, 8) by Gerry Embleton
      • The Medieval Soldier: 15th Century Campaign Life Recreated in Colour Photographs by Gary Embleton, John Howe
      • Armour and Weapons, by Charles John, Ffoulkes
      • * The Armourer and His Craft : From the XIth to the XVIth Century by Charles Ffoulkes
      • Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art by Stephen N. Fliegel
      • The Age of Chivalry (Arms and Uniforms) by Liliane Funcken, F. Funcken
      • Le costume, l'armure et les armes au temps de la chevalerie by Liliane Funcken
      • Arms and Armor (Then and Now) by Adrian Gilbert, James Field
      • Knights in Armor by Shirley Glubok
      • Charge!: Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Times (Buried Worlds) by Rivka Gonen
      • Arms and Armor : A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources by Carol Belanger Grafton
      • Arms and Armor: Essays by Stephen V. Grancsay
      • Arms and Armor (Pointers) by Chris Gravett, Peter Sarson, Christopher Rothero
      • Arms and Armor (Then and Now) by Adrian Gilbert, James Field
      • Armour (Fact Finders) by Hugh Gregor, Angus McBride, Dick Eastland
      • Islamic arms and armour of Muslim India by Syed Zafar Haider
      • Weapons and Armor by Harold M. Hart
      • Arms and Armor Annual Volume 1 by Robert Held
      • Arms & armour in Tudor & Stuart London by Martin Rivington Holmes
      • Islamic arms and armour of Muslim India by Syed Zafar Haider
      • Shiny Shapes: Arms and Armor from the Zeughaus of Graz by Landesmusem Joanneum
      • Archaiologia on archaic Greek body armour by Eero Jarva
      • Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago: In the Art Institute of Chicago by Walter I. Karcheski
      • The Medieval Armour From Rhodes by Walter Karcheski, Thom Richardson, Paula Turner
      • A Short History of Costume & Armour : Two Volumes Bound as One by Francis M. Kelly, Randolph Schwabe
      • Knights & Armor (Worldwise) by Daisy Kerr, Mark Bergin
      • Guide to Arms and Armor (Explorer Guides) by Andrew Kershaw
      • Armor From Ancient to Modern Times by Peter Klucina
      • Medieval warfare H W Koch
      • The History of Chivalry and Armor: With Descriptions of the Feudal System, the Practices of Knighthood, the Tournament, and Trials by Single Combat by Franz Kottenkamp
      • Imperial Austria: Treasures of Art, Arms & Armor from the State of Styria by Peter Krenn, Walter J., Jr. Karcheski
      • A Record of European Armour & Arms Through Seven Centuries (5 vol. set) by Guy F. Laking, Baron De Cosson
      • Chain Mail Armored Knight by Claude Lamontagne
      • The Gods of War: Sacred Imagery and the Decoration of Arms and Armor by Donald J. Larocca, Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff
      • Armor Yesterday and Today by Karin N. Mango
      • An outline of arms and armour in England from the early Middle Ages to the Civil War by James Gow Mann
      • Armour and weapons by Paul Martin
      • Arms and Armour, from the 9th to the 17th Century. by Paul Martin
      • Warriors & Warlords: The Art of Angus McBride by Angus McBride
      • Arms-Armor: From the Atelier of Ernst Schmidt, Munich by Andrew E. Mowbray
      • Art of Chivalry European Art and Armor from the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Helmut Nickel, et al
      • Warriors and Worthies: Arms and Armor Through the Ages by Helmut Nickel
      • A Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour by David Nicolle
      • ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE CRUSADING ERA, 1050­1350: Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia by David Nicolle
      • Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States by David C. Nicolle
      • Warriors and Their Weapons Around the Time of the Crusades: Relationships Between Byzantium, the West, and the Islamic World (Variorum Collected Studies Series, 756) by David Nicolle
      • English weapons & warfare, 449-1660 by A. Vesey B. Norman
      • Uzbrojenie wojsk krzyzackich w Prusach w XIV w. i na poczatku XV w by Andrzej Nowakowski
      • The Archaeology of Weapons : Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry by R. Ewart Oakeshott
      • European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution by R. Ewart Oakeshott
      • A Knight and His Armor by R. Ewart Oakeshott
      • Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy: Renaissance Tapestries and Armor from the Patrimonio Nacional by Antonio Dominguez Ortiz, Jose A. Godoy, Concha Carretero
      • Heraldry and Armor of the Middle Ages by Marvin H. Pakula
      • Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783 by Harold L. Peterson
      • Arms and Armor of the Pilgrims by Harold L. Peterson
      • A History of Body Armor by Harold Leslie Peterson
      • Armourers (Medieval Craftsmen Series) by Matthias Pfaffenbichler
      • Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions, 1991-2002 by Stuart W. Pyhrr, Morihiro Ogawa, Donald J. Larocca
      • European Helmets, 1450-1650 by Stuart W. Pyhrr
      • Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance Filippo Negroli and His Contemporaries by Stuart W. Pyhrr, Jose-A Godoy
      • The Armour and Arms of Henry VIII by Thom Richardson
      • The Armour of Imperial Rome by H. Russell Robinson
      • Medieval Military Dress, 1066-1500 (Blandford Colour Series) by Christopher Rothero
      • Warriors and Weapons of Early Times in Color by Niels M. Saxtorph
      • Fine Arms and Armor: Treasures in the Dresden Collection by Johannes Schobel
      • Barbarian Warriors: Saxons, Vikings, Normans (Brassey's History of Uniforms) by Dan Shadrake, Susanna Shadrake, Richard Hook
      • * Knights and Armor Coloring Book by A. G. Smith
      • Knight in Armor Sticker Soldier by A. G. Smith
      • Arms and Armour of the Greeks by Anthony M. Snodgrass
      • Ultimate Sticker Book: Arms and Armor by Helena Spiteri
      • A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Together With Some Closely Related Subjects by G. C. Stone
      • Roman Army: Wars of the Empire (Brassey's History of Uniforms) by Graham Sumner, Graham Turner, Tim Newark
      • Uzbrojenie koczowników Wielkiego Stepu w czasach ekspansji Mongo±ów : XII-XIV w by Witold Swietos±awski
      • Italian Armor for Princely Courts by Leonid Tarassuk
      • Arms and armour : the treasures of the Hungarian National Museum by Ferenc Temesvári
      • * Armour from the Battle of Wisby by Bengt Thordeman, Brian R. Price, Bo E. Ingelmark
      • Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons by Eduard Wagner, Zoroslav DrobnÃ, Jan Durdík
      • Young Person's Guide to European Arms and Armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Rosanne Wasserman, Edith Watts
      • Die Zweihandschwerter und Ringpanzer der Hornschen Schlachtschwertierer by Herbert Westphal
      • Antique arms and armor by Frederick Wilkinson
      • * Arms and Armor (The Grossett All-Color Guide Series, 39) by Frederick Wilkinson, John H. Batchelor, Arthur Gay
      • Weapons and Warriors by Frederick John Wilkinson
      • Phaidon guide to antique weapons and armour by Robert Wilkinson-Latham
      • The Knight and the Blast Furnace: A History of the Metallurgy of Armour in the Middle Ages & the Early Modern Period (History of Warfare, 12) by Alan Williams
      • Brassey's Book of Body Armor by Robert C. Woosnam-Savage, Ray Hutchins, Anthony Hall
      • Armours of Henry VIII
      • Uzbrojenie w Polsce sredniowiecznej, 1350-1450
    • Books not specifically about armor, but with good armor reference:
      • Medieval World (World History Series) by Jane Bingham, Jeremy Gower, Gerald Wood, Fiona Chandler
      • * Historic Costume in Pictures Braun & Schneider
      • Greece and Rome at War by Peter Connolly
      • Of Armor and Men in Medieval England: The Chivalric Rhetoric of Three English Knights' Effigies by Rachel Dressler
      • Blood Red Roses: The Archaeology of a mass grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461 by Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston, Christopher Knusel
      • Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons
      • Eyewitness: Knight by Christopher Gravett, Geoff Dann
      • The Knight's Handbook: How to Become a Knight in Shining Armor by Christopher Gravett
      • * The World of The Medieval Knight by Christopher Gravett, Brett Breckon
      • Life in a Medieval Castle and Village Coloring Book by John Green
      • Knights: A 3-Dimensional Exploration by John Howe
      • Irish Medieval Figure Sculpture 1200-1600: A Study of Irish Tombs With Notes on Costume Armor by John Hunt
      • Eyewitness: Ancient Rome by Simon James, Nick Nichols, Christi Graham
      • How Would You Survive in the Middle Ages by Fiona MacDonald
      • * A Medieval Castle (Inside Story) by Fiona MacDonald, Mark Bergin
      • Eyewitness: Viking by Susan M. Margeson, Peter Anderson
      • DK Readers: Days of the Knights -- A Tale of Castles and Battles by Christopher Maynard
      • Celtic Warriors: 400Bc-Ad1600 by Tim Newark, Angus McBride
      • Warlords: Ancient-Celtic-Medieval by Tim Newark, Angus McBride
      • Medieval Warfare Source Book: Warfare in Western Christendom by David Nicolle
      • Medieval Warfare Source Book: Christian Europe and Its Neighbors by David Nicolle
      • The Making of a Knight: How Sir James Earned His Armor by Patrick O'Brien
      • Knights And Castles (Magic Tree House Research Guide) by Will Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca
      • Celtic Warriors (Shire Archaeology) by J.N.G. Ritchie, W. F. Ritchie
      • * Knights by Philip Steele
      • * The Medieval World by Philip Steele
      • Men in Armor: The Story of Knights and Knighthood by Richard Suskind
      • Medieval Fashions Coloring Book by Tom Tierney
      • Medieval Costumes Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney
      • * The Book Of The Medieval Knight by Stephen Turnbull
  • Japan
    • Armour and Helmets: Their Decorative Attachments (Ancient Armour and Weapons of Japan Series)
    • Japanese Armour: An Illustrated Guide to the Work of the Myochin and Saotome Families from the 15th to the 20th Century by L. John Anderson
    • Japanese arms & armour;: Introduction [and line drawings] (Arms and Armour Press. Illustrated monographs)
    • Arms and Armor of the Samurai by Ian Bottomley, A. P. Hopson
    • Japanese Armor (Galeno Collections) by Ian Bottomley
    • ARMES JAPONAISES: Dans les Collections Privees Françaises (1977) Robert Burawoy
    • ARMURES DU JAPON (1983) Robert Burawoy
    • ARMURES DU JAPON (1994) Robert Burawoy
    • JAPANESE ARMOR MAKERS FOR THE SAMURAI Kei Kaneda Chappelear
    • Samurai: The Story of a Warrior Tradition by Harry Cook
    • Armour Book in Honcho-Gunkiko by Arai Hakuseki
    • 850 JAPANESE ARMOR TERMS W.M.Hawley
    • Spectacular helmets of Japan, 16th-19th century Japan Society
    • THE INFLUENCE OF JAPANESE WARS ON WEAPONS AND ARMOR Yasu Kizu
    • Samurai: An Illustrated History by Mitsuo Kure
    • The Samurai: Recreated in Colour Photographs (Europa Militaria Special, 14) by Mitsuo Kure, Ghislaine Kruit
    • CIVILISATION DES SAMURAI Musee D'Ethnographie De Geneve
    • JAPANESE ARMOR - IDENTIFICATION & VALUES S.Nomi
    • ARMS & ARMOUR OF OLD JAPAN B.W. Robinson
    • JAPANESE ARMS & ARMOR by H.R.Robinson
    • IL MUSEO STIBBERT A FIRENZE H.R. Robinson
    • A SHORT HISTORY OF JAPANESE ARMOUR H.R.Robinson
    • THE MANUFACTURE OF ARMOUR & HELMETS IN 16th CENTURY JAPAN KOZAN Sakakibara
    • KATCHU, JAPANESE ARMOR OF THE KAMAKURA PERIOD F. Seyssel-Hawley
    • Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japenese Warrior Clive Sinclaire
    • The Book of the Samurai: The Warrior Class of Japan Stephen R. Turnbull
    • The Lone Samurai and the Martial Arts Stephen R Turnbull
    • Samurai Stephen R. Turnbull
    • The Samurai: A Military History Stephen Turnbull
    • The Samurai Sourcebook Stephen Turnbull
    • Samurai: The Story of Japan's Great Warriors Stephen Turnbull
    • Samurai: The Warrior Tradition Stephen Turnbull, James Field
    • Samurai: The World of the Warrior Stephen Turnbull
    • Samurai Warfare Stephen Turnbull
    • Samurai Warriors Stephen Turnbull
    • ECHOES OF THE SAMURAI: An Exhibition of Japanese Arms & Armor University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
    • An Introduction to Japanese Armour by D. Wurr
    • YORI TO KABUTO Hachiro Yamagami, et al
    • JAPAN'S ANCIENT ARMOUR Hatiro Yamagami
    • Katchu kantei hikkei Sasama Yoshihiko
    • KATCHU SHI MEIKAN Sasama Yoshihiko
    • Nihon katchu taikan Sasama Yoshihiko
    • SHIN KATCHUSHI MEIKAN Sasama Yoshihiko
    • Zukai Nihon katchu jiten Sasama Yoshihiko
  • Everywhere else
    • Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour by Lord Egerton of Tatton
    • Islamic arms and armour of Muslim India by Syed Zafar Haider
    • Native North American Armor, Shields, and Fortifications by David E. Jones
    • Arms and Armor in Africa by Helmut Nickel
    • Oriental Armour by H. Russell Robinson
    • African Arms and Armor by Christopher Spring
    • A Decorated Breastplate from Hasanlu, Iran: Type, Style, and Context of an Equestrian Ornament (University Museum) by Winter

• Osprey Books (These books are almost universally reccommended for their accurate research and good pictures. Also you can usually find one for the specific time and place you are looking for.): Lists organized by time period, more or less.
  • Pre-Roman
    • Ancient Armies of the Middle East (Men-At-Arms 109) by Terence Wise, Angus McBride
    • The Ancient Assyrians (Elite 39) by Mark Healy, Angus McBride
    • Scythians 700-300 BC (Men at Arms 137) by M. V. Gorelik, E. N. Cernenko, E. V. Gerneko
    • The Thracians 700BC - AD 46 (Men-At-Arms 360) by Christopher Webber, Angus McBride
    • New Kingdom Egypt (Elite 40) by Mark Healy, Angus McBride
    • The Persian Army 560-330 BC (Elite 42) by Nicholas Victor Sekunda, Simon Chew
    • The Greek and Persian Wars 500-323 BC (Men at Arms 69) by Jack Cassin-Scott, Scott Cassin
    • The Ancient Greeks (Elite 7) by Nick Sekunda, Angus McBride
    • Greek Hoplite 480-323 BC (Warrior 27) by Nicholas Victor Sekunda
    • The Spartan Army (Elite 66) by Nicholas Victor Sekunda, Richard Hook
    • The Army of Alexander the Great (Men at Arms 148) by Nick Sekunda, Nicholas V. Sekunda
    • The Sarmatians 600 BC-AD 450 (Men-At-Arms 373) by R. Brzezinski, M. Mielczarek, G. Embleton
  • Rome, etc.
    • Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146 BC (Men at Arms 121) by Terence Wise
    • Early Roman Armies (Men-At-Arms 283) by Nick Sekunda, Richard Hook, S. Northwood
    • Celtic Warrior (Warrior, 30) by Stephen Allen
    • Republican Roman Army 200-104 Bc (Men-At-Arms Series, No 291) by Nick Sekunda, Angus McBride
    • Rome's Enemies (4) : Spanish Armies 218-19 BC (Men at Arms Series, 180) by R. Trevino Martinez, Rafael Trevino, Angus McBride
    • Roman Legionary 58 BC-AD 69 by Ross Cowan, Angus McBride
    • Roman Military Clothing (1) 100Bc-Ad200 (Men-At-Arms 374) by Graham Sumner
    • Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan (Men at Arms Series 46) by Michael Simkins
    • Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161-284 (Warrior 72)