Оружие / The Sword: Form and Thought

Название: The Sword: Form and Thought
Автор(ы): Lisa Deutscher, Mirjam Kaiser, Sixt Wetzler
Издательство: The Boydell Press 2019
Страниц: 296
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 72 MB

The sword is the most iconic of all weapons. Throughout history, it has connected various, sometimes conflicting, dimensions of human culture: physical combat and representation of political power, definition of gender roles and refinement of body techniques, evolution of craftsmanship and mythological symbolism.