Bøker av Tobias Capwell

A beautifully photographed historical encyclopedia of edged weapons, including knives, daggers, bayonets, machetes and khanjars, with expert commentary.

Tobias Capwell continues his history of jousting through surviving artefacts at the Royal Armouries. He reveals how the jousts and tournaments of the Renaissance transported knightly combat into a performance art, with demonstrations of aristocratic skill, superhuman strength and cutting-edge equipment.

The Wallace Collection hosts a major exhibition in collaboration with The Henry Moore Foundation for spring 2019 exploring the sculptor Henry Moore's fascination with armour at the Wallace Collection, an interest which fundamentally influenced his work over many years.

Jousting is the most iconic form of mounted combat. For more than five hundred years, the sport itself, and the chivalric culture that surrounded it, took on almost mythical qualities. Here, Tobias Capwell explains the glitz and glamour of a sport that attracted enormous popular audiences throughout the late middle ages.

A detailed history in two volumes of the development of daggers, fighting knives, bayonets, swords, sabres and lances, from the Stone Age through to the latest utilitarian designs.

Written by a leading arms and armory expert and featuring over 350 pieces shown in more than 500 stunning pictures, this book is an indispensible resource for both the serious collector and amateur enthusiast.

An authoritative history and visual directory of sharp-edged weapons and blades from around the world