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Interiors reflected the simple lines of the exteriors and generally included an ample fireplace (often of fieldstone construction)

Princeton University

The Sword Through the Centuries and signets are pictured inEngrossing, carefully researched and illustrated survey spanning 5 centuries covers the development of the sword from its earliest forms, beginning with the Age of Chivalry. Lively contemporary accounts provide details on such weapons as the two hand sword, the rapier and its auxiliaries, dagger and small sword, broadsword, duelling sword, and sabre. 48 black and white illustrations. Unabridged republication of The Sword and the Centuries, or Old