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   Arms and Armor
Bradbury, Jim. The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare. New York: Routledge, 2004.
A well-organized, unique, and fascinating guide to all facets of warfare from 400 to 1500, covering all of Europe as well as North Africa and the Middle East. Includes biographies, chronologies, maps, genealogical charts, bibliographies, and an index.
Partridge, Robert B. Fighting Pharaohs: Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Egypt. Manchester: Peartree Publishing, 2002.
This interesting history of naval and military weaponry and strategies in ancient Egypt is a complete and readable account of the subject. Includes many illustrations, a bibliography, and an index.
Pyhrr, Stuart W., and José A. Godoy. Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and His Contemporaries. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998.
This gorgeously illustrated catalogue of a 1998 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum illuminates the design and construction of armor during the sixteenth century in Italy. Includes a bibliography and index.
Pyhrr, Stuart W., Donald J. LaRocca, and Morihiro Ogawa. Arms and Armor, Notable Acquisitions 1991–2002. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002.
This beautifully illustrated catalogue is an excellent introduction to the Museum's encyclopedic collection and serves also as a general introduction to the subject. Includes bibliographical references.
Turner, Jane, ed. The Dictionary of Art, vol. 2, pp. 447–74. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1996.
Excellent overview of European arms and armor, with a broad range of references directing the reader to related articles about armor in other countries. Includes illustrations and bibliographies.