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Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords Including the De Dino, Riggs, and Reubell Collections

Dean, Bashford
1929
303 pages
156 illustrations
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This volume describes and illustrates the group of court swords and hunting swords that form part of the collection of arms exhibited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The text describes the different types of swords and daggers and provides useful charts and illustrations that promote an understanding of the objects in their original context.

Met Art in Publication

Smallsword, Steel, silver, wood, probably Dutch
probably Dutch
ca. 1650–60
possibly Dutch
late 17th century
Smallsword with Scabbard, Silver, steel, wood, leather, textile, probably Dutch
probably Dutch
ca. 1650–60
Smallsword, Steel, silver, wood, British, London
British, London
hallmarked 1689–90; blade dated 1674
British
1690
French
late 17th century
Smallsword, Steel, gold, wood, Probably French, Paris
Probably French, Paris
ca. 1650–60
European
late 17th century
French
1651–1700
Italian
late 17th century
possibly German
late 17th century
Swedish
1700–1725
Smallsword, Steel, silver, wood, iron, brass, probably French
probably French
ca. 1700–20
possibly Dutch
1700
Smallsword, Steel, gold, wood, textile, French
French
ca. 1720
French
1735
possibly French
1730
Italian, probably Brescia
ca. 1680–1700
Italian
1700
possibly Bohemian
late 17th century
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