Living by the Sword
Living by the Sword Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Living by the Sword reveals that warrior culture, with the sword as its ultimate symbol, was deeply rooted in ritual long before…
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Living by the Sword
Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Living by the Sword reveals that warrior culture, with the sword as its ultimate symbol, was deeply rooted in ritual long before the introduction of gunpowder weapons transformed the battlefield.Neuschel argues that objects have agency and that decoding their meaning involves seeing them in motion: bought, sold, exchanged, refurbished, written about, displayed, and used in ceremony. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history.
These environments included other prestige goods such as tapestries, jewels, and tableware--all used to construct and display Drawing on evidence about swords (from wills, inventories, records of armories, and treasuries) in the possession of nobles and royalty, she explores the meanings people attached to them from the contexts in which they appeared.