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Chapter Jewels of Crafts – Forging Blades, Fletching Arrows, Making Naphtha, and Manufacturing Black Powder – a Persian Manuscript on Warfare
(2023)
The present article deals with an undated Persian manuscript titled Javāher al-Sanāye’ ﺟﻮﺍﻫﺭﺍﻟﺼﻨﺎﻳﻊ (Jewels of Crafts). Many Persian manuscripts provide invaluable information on weapon-making, forging swords, archery ...
Chapter Production and Logistics of Crossbow Bolts in the Early Renaissance. Florence and the War Against Lucca (1429–1433)
(2023)
In the autumn of 1429, Florence declared war on Lucca, to complete its domination over the north of Tuscany. The siege began in December and continued until the mercenary chief Niccolò Piccinino defeated the Florentine ...
Chapter Bow and Arrowheads from Ancient Macedonia: From Hunters to Archers
(2023)
A passage by Demosthenes, who emphatically stated that it was through light infantry troops and their flexibility, rather than the sluggish Macedonian phalanx, that Philip II of Macedon secured his victories, illustrates ...
Chapter Polish language in Lithuania: language cultivation nowadays
(2024)
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Chapter Jewish monuments in Bohemia as viewed by the state and Jewish leaders from 1945–1989
(2023)
W artykule przyjęto tezę, że zabytki są nie tylko niezwykle cenne pod względem artystycznym i historycznym, ale mają także określone znaczenie dla określonych grup ludzi (narodów, mniejszości). Autorka opisuje, jakie walory ...
Chapter Słowo wstępne
(2024)
