Sword and Dagger Pommels Associated with the Crusades Part I

• Autores: Donald J. La Rocca
• Localización: Metropolitan Museum journal, ISSN 0077-8958, Nº. 46, 2011, págs. 133-144
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses medieval sword and dagger pommels, with particular focus given to those associated with the Crusades. The rarity of weapons and parts of weapons used in the Crusades is commented on, and a collection of pommels owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is examined and judged by the author to date from the Crusades. The style and provenance of the pommels in the collection is examined, and clues to their origins including heraldry and the presence of symbols such as lions is commented on.