MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN TERENCE WISE GERALD EMBLETONEDITOR: MARTIN WINDROW MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES “MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN ARMIES Text by TERENCE WISE Colour plates by GERALD EMBLETONFirst published in Great Britain in 1975 by Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 gLP, United Kingdom. Email: info@ospreypublishing.com © 1975 Osprey Publishing Ltd. Reprinted 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (twice), 1989, 1990, 1992 (twice), 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 Allrights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the Publishers. Most of the black and white illustrations have been taken from A Critical Enguiry into Ancient Armour in Europe, vols. 1 and 2, by Sir Samuel Meyrick (1824) and A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons by Francis Grose (1786). The photographs are repro- duced by courtesy of the Keeper, the Library of the Victoria and Albert Museum. (Photographer, Berkhamsted Photographic, Berkhamsted, Hertford- shire.) Sir Samuel Meyrick was the father of the study of armour in England, and the first collector on an extensive scale: much of his collection is now in the Wallace Collection. The paintings in his book were based on actual weapons and armour, or the evidence supplied by tomb effigies, monuments and illuminated manuscripts. The author and publisher wish to thank the Royal Artillery Institution and the Wallace Collection for supplying the remainder of the photographs. ISBN 0 85045 245 7 Filmset in Great Britain . Printed in China through World Print Ltd. FOR A CATALOGUE OF ALI. BOOKS PUBLISHED BY OSPREY MILITARY AND AVIATION PLEASE WRITE The Marketing Manager, Osprey Direct USA, PO Box 130, Sterling Heights, MI 48311-0130, USA. Email: info@ospreydirectusa.com ‘The Marketing Manager, Osprey Direct UK, PO Box 140, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 4ZA, United Kingdom. Email: info@ospreydirect.co.uk Visrr OspREY AT www.ospreypublishing.com