Catalogue of European Daggers including the Ellis, De Dino, Riggs and Reubell collections

Dean, Bashford (1929)

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Description

This catalogue features daggers in numerous examples dating from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century and provides a history of not only the daggers in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, but also the broader history of daggers in general. The illuminating text traces the dagger's development and mode of use throughout the time period while also differentiating it from concurrent development of swords.

Included in the text are helpful line illustrations that better show the form and decoration of the daggers, accompanied by a plate section, which allows for easy comparison of the works.

Table of contents

Introduction

Scramasaxes, VI-IX Century

Basilards and Swiss Daggers, XIV-XVI Century

Roundel Daggers, XIV-XVI Century

Kidney Daggers, XIV-XVII Century

Eared Daggers, XIV-XVII Century

Cinquedeas, Ox-tongues, or Anelaces, XIV-XVI Century

Quillon Daggers, Early, including their derivatives, Late XIV to Early XVI Century

Landsknecht Daggers, XV-XVI Century

Poignards and Left-Hand Daggers, XV-XVI Century

Stylets, XVI-XVIII Century

Dirks, Clasp Knives, Sheath Knives (Bastardeaux), XVI-XIX Century

Hunting Knives, XVI-XVIII Century

Plug Bayonets, XVII Century

Combination Arms (Dagger or hunting knife with pistol)

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