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By The Sword Catalog : Books, Videos & CD's : Calendars and Postcards

Medieval and Renaissance Calendars and Postcards

We have the 2005 Babes with Blades Calendar. So Nice to look at.

2005 Babes With Blades Calendar
Ref: 1-932413-11-1
Open up this 2005 wall calendar and you enter a world of fantasy where armour clad babes are ready to take on anything. The calendar features beautiful warriors outfitted in arms and armor by Tony Swatton. Photography by Tiger Lee. The calendar lists U.S. holidays, model, weapons and armour information.

ISBN 1-932413-11-1 ; Size: 12 x 12"; opens to 12 x 24"

1-932413-11-1 2005 Babes With Blades Calendar

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From the Cleveland Museum of Art

Armor 2003 Wall Calendar
Ref: F456
12 months of beautiful armour pictures from one of the United States finest collections of medieval and Renaissance armor and weaponry.

The first full suits of plate armor began to supplant chain mail at the turn of the fifteenth century. They drew their beauty from a purity of line and the play of light on the subtle shapes of their constituent plates. Bright plumes and heraldic devices added color to the spectacle.

A century later, armour's usefulness in battle had begun to wane-the spread of firearms eventually rang its death knell as combat dress. But a fine suit of armor still served as an expression of its wearer's wealth, taste, and social rank; noblemen wore armour of the best steel, finest workmanship, and most lavish embellishment that their means would allow.

Concise notes on armour manufacture and design and on warfare, chivalry, and ceremony complement the superb arms and armor reproduced in this calendar. Published with the Cleveland Museum of Art.

ISBN 0-7649-1925-0 ; Size: 12 x 13"; opens to 12 x 26"

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Arms and Armor Book of Postcards
Ref: AA154
The full-color postcards in this book pictures items from one of the United States finest collections of medieval and Renaissance armor and weaponry.

Chain mail the earliest European armor, dating to the Dark Ages was made of thousands of interlocking steel rings. By about 1400 the first full suits of plate armor, called Gothic armor, began to replace chain mail. These suits had smooth surfaces embellished by elegantly curved flutings or ornamental borders. A suit of plate armor was constructed from many constituent plates (sometimes more than two hundred), of which no two were identical. The making of a suit of armor required great technical proficiency, skill, and experience, as well as a substantial knowledge of metal's characteristics. Some of Europe's master armorers achieved great wealth and prestige from the quality of their products.

As armor's utility in battle diminished, its value as a fashion statement increased. As with the costume he wore in civilian life, a nobleman expected that his armor should reflect the finest craft and materials that he could afford. Much of the armor that survives today served a ceremonial or courtly function. As it became more ornate, it also came to be made of thinner metal of little use in combat, but more comfortable. What had once been formidable battlefield gear had evolved into spectacular male body jewelry.

Our new book of postcards contains thirty top-quality reproductions bound together in a handy collection. Easy to remove and produced on heavy card stock, they also make great little books. This convenient compilation offers a wide selection of gorgeous cards to choose from, making it easy to find the perfect postcard to send to any friend, family member, or casual acquaintance. Note: postcards are oversized and may require additional postage.

ISBN: 0-7649-2038-3; size: 4 3/4" x 6 7/8"

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