Books About Medieval Armor

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Lots of people looking to buy or build SCA armor have asked me what medieval armor looks like, how it worked, and how to make it. There are lots of books and videos about it. Here are many of them. You can click on the highlited and underlined titles to buy them from Amazon.com.

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BOOKS (listed alphabetically by author)

Histories
- Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East
  - Books about armor:
    (This list is alphabetical by author. You can see it alphabetical by title by starting at http://www.oocities.org/scaarmor/armorbooks.html)
    - THE ARTS OF WAR. Arms and Armour of the 7th to 19th centuries (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, VOL XXI) by David Alexander, Nasser D Khalili
    - Armour and Weapons in the Middle Ages by Charles Henry Ashdown
    - * European Arms and Armor by Charles Ashdown
    - * The Compendium of Weapons Armour and Castles by Matthew Balent
    - The Armor Book by Michael Berenstain
    - The Armouries of the Tower of London by Howard L. Blackmore
    - The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Weapons: The Most Comprehensive Reference Work Ever Published on Arms and Armor by Claude Blair, Leonid Tarassuk
    - Studies in European Arms and Armor: The C. Otto Von Kienbusch Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Claude Blair (Editor)
    - Arms and Armour in Britain by Alan Borg
    - Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages (Medieval Military Library) by Charles Boutell, M. P. Lacombe
    - An Historical Guide to Arms & Armor by Stephen Bull, Tony North
    - Eyewitness: Arms & Armor by Michele Byam, Michelle Byam, Dave King
    - La evolución del armamento medieval en el Reino Castellano-Leonés y Al-Andalus (siglos XII-XIV) by Alvaro Soler del Campo
    - The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Guide to Armor by Christopher Chant, John Batchelor
    - Zbroje kolcze z gdanskiego dworu Artusa : z tradycji turniejowych w Polsce by Antoni Romuald Chodynski
    - Arms and armour in the age of chivalry by Aldo G. Cimarelli
    - Knights in Armor (Living History) by John Clare
    - Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Times (Digging Up the Past) by Richard L. Currier, Rivka Gonen
    - Medieval and Renaissance splendor : arms and armor from the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, and works of art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida : an exhibition at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, March 2-April 22, 1984 by Cynthia Duval
    - * Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight by David Edge
    - Islamic Arms and Armour by Robert Elgood
    - The English Civil War (Brassey's History of Uniforms) by Philipp J. C. Elliot-Wright, Christa Hook
    - Medieval Military Costume (Europa Militaria Special, 8) by Gerry Embleton
    - The Medieval Soldier: 15th Century Campaign Life Recreated in Colour Photographs by Gary Embleton, John Howe
    - Armour and Weapons, by Charles John, Ffoulkes
    - * The Armourer and His Craft : From the XIth to the XVIth Century by Charles Ffoulkes
    - Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art by Stephen N. Fliegel
    - The Age of Chivalry (Arms and Uniforms) by Liliane Funcken, F. Funcken
    - Le costume, l'armure et les armes au temps de la chevalerie by Liliane Funcken
    - Arms and Armor (Then and Now) by Adrian Gilbert, James Field
    - Knights in Armor by Shirley Glubok
    - Charge!: Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Times (Buried Worlds) by Rivka Gonen
    - Arms and Armor : A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources by Carol Belanger Grafton
    - Arms and Armor: Essays by Stephen V. Grancsay
    - Arms and Armor (Pointers) by Chris Gravett, Peter Sarson, Christopher Rothero
    - Arms and Armor (Then and Now) by Adrian Gilbert, James Field
    - Armour (Fact Finders) by Hugh Gregor, Angus McBride, Dick Eastland
    - Islamic arms and armour of Muslim India by Syed Zafar Haider
    - Weapons and Armor by Harold M. Hart
    - Arms and Armor Annual Volume 1 by Robert Held
    - Arms & armour in Tudor & Stuart London by Martin Rivington Holmes
    - Islamic arms and armour of Muslim India by Syed Zafar Haider
    - Shiny Shapes: Arms and Armor from the Zeughaus of Graz by Landesmusem Joanneum
    - Archaiologia on archaic Greek body armour by Eero Jarva
    - Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago: In the Art Institute of Chicago by Walter I. Karcheski
    - The Medieval Armour From Rhodes by Walter Karcheski, Thom Richardson, Paula Turner
    - A Short History of Costume & Armour : Two Volumes Bound as One by Francis M. Kelly, Randolph Schwabe
    - Knights & Armor (Worldwise) by Daisy Kerr, Mark Bergin
    - Guide to Arms and Armor (Explorer Guides) by Andrew Kershaw
    - Armor From Ancient to Modern Times by Peter Klucina
    - Medieval warfare H W Koch
    - The History of Chivalry and Armor: With Descriptions of the Feudal System, the Practices of Knighthood, the Tournament, and Trials by Single Combat by Franz Kottenkamp
    - Imperial Austria: Treasures of Art, Arms & Armor from the State of Styria by Peter Krenn, Walter J., Jr. Karcheski
    - A Record of European Armour & Arms Through Seven Centuries (5 vol. set) by Guy F. Laking, Baron De Cosson
    - Chain Mail Armored Knight by Claude Lamontagne
    - The Gods of War: Sacred Imagery and the Decoration of Arms and Armor by Donald J. Larocca, Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff
    - Armor Yesterday and Today by Karin N. Mango
    - An outline of arms and armour in England from the early Middle Ages to the Civil War by James Gow Mann
    - Armour and weapons by Paul Martin
    - Arms and Armour, from the 9th to the 17th Century. by Paul Martin
    - Warriors & Warlords: The Art of Angus McBride by Angus McBride
    - Arms-Armor: From the Atelier of Ernst Schmidt, Munich by Andrew E. Mowbray
    - Art of Chivalry European Art and Armor from the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Helmut Nickel, et al
    - Warriors and Worthies: Arms and Armor Through the Ages by Helmut Nickel
    - A Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour by David Nicolle
    - ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE CRUSADING ERA, 10501350: Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia by David Nicolle
    - Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States by David C. Nicolle
    - Warriors and Their Weapons Around the Time of the Crusades: Relationships Between Byzantium, the West, and the Islamic World (Variorum Collected Studies Series, 756) by David Nicolle
    - English weapons & warfare, 449-1660 by A. Vesey B. Norman
    - Uzbrojenie wojsk krzyzackich w Prusach w XIV w. i na poczatku XV w by Andrzej Nowakowski
    - The Archaeology of Weapons : Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry by R. Ewart Oakeshott
    - European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution by R. Ewart Oakeshott
    - A Knight and His Armor by R. Ewart Oakeshott
    - Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy: Renaissance Tapestries and Armor from the Patrimonio Nacional by Antonio Dominguez Ortiz, Jose A. Godoy, Concha Carretero
    - Heraldry and Armor of the Middle Ages by Marvin H. Pakula
    - Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783 by Harold L. Peterson
    - Arms and Armor of the Pilgrims by Harold L. Peterson
    - A History of Body Armor by Harold Leslie Peterson
    - Armourers (Medieval Craftsmen Series) by Matthias Pfaffenbichler
    - Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions, 1991-2002 by Stuart W. Pyhrr, Morihiro Ogawa, Donald J. Larocca
    - European Helmets, 1450-1650 by Stuart W. Pyhrr
    - Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance Filippo Negroli and His Contemporaries by Stuart W. Pyhrr, Jose-A Godoy
    - The Armour and Arms of Henry VIII by Thom Richardson
    - The Armour of Imperial Rome by H. Russell Robinson
    - Medieval Military Dress, 1066-1500 (Blandford Colour Series) by Christopher Rothero
    - Warriors and Weapons of Early Times in Color by Niels M. Saxtorph
    - Fine Arms and Armor: Treasures in the Dresden Collection by Johannes Schobel
    - Barbarian Warriors: Saxons, Vikings, Normans (Brassey's History of Uniforms) by Dan Shadrake, Susanna Shadrake, Richard Hook
    - * Knights and Armor Coloring Book by A. G. Smith
    - Knight in Armor Sticker Soldier by A. G. Smith
    - Arms and Armour of the Greeks by Anthony M. Snodgrass
    - Ultimate Sticker Book: Arms and Armor by Helena Spiteri
    - A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Together With Some Closely Related Subjects by G. C. Stone
    - Roman Army: Wars of the Empire (Brassey's History of Uniforms) by Graham Sumner, Graham Turner, Tim Newark
    - Uzbrojenie koczowników Wielkiego Stepu w czasach ekspansji Mongo±ów : XII-XIV w by Witold Swietos±awski
    - Italian Armor for Princely Courts by Leonid Tarassuk
    - Arms and armour : the treasures of the Hungarian National Museum by Ferenc Temesvári
    - * Armour from the Battle of Wisby by Bengt Thordeman, Brian R. Price, Bo E. Ingelmark
    - Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons by Eduard Wagner, Zoroslav DrobnÃ, Jan DurdÃk
    - Young Person's Guide to European Arms and Armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Rosanne Wasserman, Edith Watts
    - Die Zweihandschwerter und Ringpanzer der Hornschen Schlachtschwertierer by Herbert Westphal
    - Antique arms and armor by Frederick Wilkinson
    - * Arms and Armor (The Grossett All-Color Guide Series, 39) by Frederick Wilkinson, John H. Batchelor, Arthur Gay
    - Weapons and Warriors by Frederick John Wilkinson
    - Phaidon guide to antique weapons and armour by Robert Wilkinson-Latham
    - The Knight and the Blast Furnace: A History of the Metallurgy of Armour in the Middle Ages & the Early Modern Period (History of Warfare, 12) by Alan Williams
    - Brassey's Book of Body Armor by Robert C. Woosnam-Savage, Ray Hutchins, Anthony Hall
    - Armours of Henry VIII
    - Uzbrojenie w Polsce sredniowiecznej, 1350-1450
  - Books not specifically about armor, but with good armor reference:
    - Medieval World (World History Series) by Jane Bingham, Jeremy Gower, Gerald Wood, Fiona Chandler
    - * Historic Costume in Pictures Braun & Schneider
    - Greece and Rome at War by Peter Connolly
    - Of Armor and Men in Medieval England: The Chivalric Rhetoric of Three English Knights' Effigies by Rachel Dressler
    - Blood Red Roses: The Archaeology of a mass grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461 by Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston, Christopher Knusel
    - Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons
    - Eyewitness: Knight by Christopher Gravett, Geoff Dann
    - The Knight's Handbook: How to Become a Knight in Shining Armor by Christopher Gravett
    - * The World of The Medieval Knight by Christopher Gravett, Brett Breckon
    - Life in a Medieval Castle and Village Coloring Book by John Green
    - Knights: A 3-Dimensional Exploration by John Howe
    - Irish Medieval Figure Sculpture 1200-1600: A Study of Irish Tombs With Notes on Costume Armor by John Hunt
    - Eyewitness: Ancient Rome by Simon James, Nick Nichols, Christi Graham
    - How Would You Survive in the Middle Ages by Fiona MacDonald
    - * A Medieval Castle (Inside Story) by Fiona MacDonald, Mark Bergin
    - Eyewitness: Viking by Susan M. Margeson, Peter Anderson
    - DK Readers: Days of the Knights -- A Tale of Castles and Battles by Christopher Maynard
    - Celtic Warriors: 400Bc-Ad1600 by Tim Newark, Angus McBride
    - Warlords: Ancient-Celtic-Medieval by Tim Newark, Angus McBride
    - Medieval Warfare Source Book: Warfare in Western Christendom by David Nicolle
    - Medieval Warfare Source Book: Christian Europe and Its Neighbors by David Nicolle
    - The Making of a Knight: How Sir James Earned His Armor by Patrick O'Brien
    - Knights And Castles (Magic Tree House Research Guide) by Will Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca
    - Celtic Warriors (Shire Archaeology) by J.N.G. Ritchie, W. F. Ritchie
    - * Knights by Philip Steele
    - * The Medieval World by Philip Steele
    - Men in Armor: The Story of Knights and Knighthood by Richard Suskind
    - Medieval Fashions Coloring Book by Tom Tierney
    - Medieval Costumes Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney
    - * The Book Of The Medieval Knight by Stephen Turnbull
- Japan
  - Armour and Helmets: Their Decorative Attachments (Ancient Armour and Weapons of Japan Series)
  - Japanese Armour: An Illustrated Guide to the Work of the Myochin and Saotome Families from the 15th to the 20th Century by L. John Anderson
  - Japanese arms & armour;: Introduction [and line drawings] (Arms and Armour Press. Illustrated monographs)
  - Arms and Armor of the Samurai by Ian Bottomley, A. P. Hopson
  - Japanese Armor (Galeno Collections) by Ian Bottomley
  - ARMES JAPONAISES: Dans les Collections Privees Françaises (1977) Robert Burawoy
  - ARMURES DU JAPON (1983) Robert Burawoy
  - ARMURES DU JAPON (1994) Robert Burawoy
  - JAPANESE ARMOR MAKERS FOR THE SAMURAI Kei Kaneda Chappelear
  - Samurai: The Story of a Warrior Tradition by Harry Cook
  - Armour Book in Honcho-Gunkiko by Arai Hakuseki
  - 850 JAPANESE ARMOR TERMS W.M.Hawley
  - Spectacular helmets of Japan, 16th-19th century Japan Society
  - THE INFLUENCE OF JAPANESE WARS ON WEAPONS AND ARMOR Yasu Kizu
  - Samurai: An Illustrated History by Mitsuo Kure
  - The Samurai: Recreated in Colour Photographs (Europa Militaria Special, 14) by Mitsuo Kure, Ghislaine Kruit
  - CIVILISATION DES SAMURAI Musee D'Ethnographie De Geneve
  - JAPANESE ARMOR - IDENTIFICATION & VALUES S.Nomi
  - ARMS & ARMOUR OF OLD JAPAN B.W. Robinson
  - JAPANESE ARMS & ARMOR by H.R.Robinson
  - IL MUSEO STIBBERT A FIRENZE H.R. Robinson
  - A SHORT HISTORY OF JAPANESE ARMOUR H.R.Robinson
  - THE MANUFACTURE OF ARMOUR & HELMETS IN 16th CENTURY JAPAN KOZAN Sakakibara
  - KATCHU, JAPANESE ARMOR OF THE KAMAKURA PERIOD F. Seyssel-Hawley
  - Samurai: The Weapons and Spirit of the Japenese Warrior Clive Sinclaire
  - The Book of the Samurai: The Warrior Class of Japan Stephen R. Turnbull
  - The Lone Samurai and the Martial Arts Stephen R Turnbull
  - Samurai Stephen R. Turnbull
  - The Samurai: A Military History Stephen Turnbull
  - The Samurai Sourcebook Stephen Turnbull
  - Samurai: The Story of Japan's Great Warriors Stephen Turnbull
  - Samurai: The Warrior Tradition Stephen Turnbull, James Field
  - Samurai: The World of the Warrior Stephen Turnbull
  - Samurai Warfare Stephen Turnbull
  - Samurai Warriors Stephen Turnbull
  - ECHOES OF THE SAMURAI: An Exhibition of Japanese Arms & Armor University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
  - An Introduction to Japanese Armour by D. Wurr
  - YORI TO KABUTO Hachiro Yamagami, et al
  - JAPAN'S ANCIENT ARMOUR Hatiro Yamagami
  - Katchu kantei hikkei Sasama Yoshihiko
  - KATCHU SHI MEIKAN Sasama Yoshihiko
  - Nihon katchu taikan Sasama Yoshihiko
  - SHIN KATCHUSHI MEIKAN Sasama Yoshihiko
  - Zukai Nihon katchu jiten Sasama Yoshihiko
- Everywhere else
  - Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour by Lord Egerton of Tatton
  - Islamic arms and armour of Muslim India by Syed Zafar Haider
  - Native North American Armor, Shields, and Fortifications by David E. Jones
  - Arms and Armor in Africa by Helmut Nickel
  - Oriental Armour by H. Russell Robinson
  - African Arms and Armor by Christopher Spring
  - A Decorated Breastplate from Hasanlu, Iran: Type, Style, and Context of an Equestrian Ornament (University Museum) by Winter
Osprey Books (These books are almost universally reccommended for their accurate research and good pictures. Also you can usually find one for the specific time and place you are looking for.): Lists organized by time period, more or less.
- Pre-Roman
  - Ancient Armies of the Middle East (Men-At-Arms 109) by Terence Wise, Angus McBride
  - The Ancient Assyrians (Elite 39) by Mark Healy, Angus McBride
  - Scythians 700-300 BC (Men at Arms 137) by M. V. Gorelik, E. N. Cernenko, E. V. Gerneko
  - The Thracians 700BC - AD 46 (Men-At-Arms 360) <MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/zorikhswatcht-20" ></MAP><img src="//rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"> by Christopher Webber, Angus McBride
  - New Kingdom Egypt (Elite 40) by Mark Healy, Angus McBride
  - The Persian Army 560-330 BC (Elite 42) by Nicholas Victor Sekunda, Simon Chew
  - The Greek and Persian Wars 500-323 BC (Men at Arms 69) by Jack Cassin-Scott, Scott Cassin
  - The Ancient Greeks (Elite 7) <MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/zorikhswatcht-20" ></MAP><img src="//rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"> by Nick Sekunda, Angus McBride
  - Greek Hoplite 480-323 BC (Warrior 27) by Nicholas Victor Sekunda
  - The Spartan Army (Elite 66) by Nicholas Victor Sekunda, Richard Hook
  - The Army of Alexander the Great (Men at Arms 148) by Nick Sekunda, Nicholas V. Sekunda
  - The Sarmatians 600 BC-AD 450 (Men-At-Arms 373) by R. Brzezinski, M. Mielczarek, G. Embleton
- Rome, etc.
  - Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146 BC (Men at Arms 121) by Terence Wise
  - Early Roman Armies (Men-At-Arms 283) by Nick Sekunda, Richard Hook, S. Northwood
  - Celtic Warrior (Warrior, 30) by Stephen Allen
  - Republican Roman Army 200-104 Bc (Men-At-Arms Series, No 291) by Nick Sekunda, Angus McBride
  - Rome's Enemies (4) : Spanish Armies 218-19 BC (Men at Arms Series, 180) by R. Trevino Martinez, Rafael Trevino, Angus McBride
  - Roman Legionary 58 BC-AD 69 by Ross Cowan, Angus McBride
  - Roman Military Clothing (1) 100Bc-Ad200 (Men-At-Arms 374) by Graham Sumner
  - Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan (Men at Arms Series 46) by Michael Simkins
  - Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161-284 (Warrior 72) by Ross Cowan, Angus McBride
  - Roman Military Clothing (2): Ad 200-400 (Men-At-Arms) by Graham Sumner
  - Late Roman Cavalryman 236-565 Ad: Ad 236-565 (Warrior Series, 15) by Simon Macdowall, Christa Hook
  - Late Roman Infantryman 236-565 Ad (Warrior, No 9) by Simon MacDowall, Gerry Embleton
  - Germanic Warrior: Ad 236-568 (Warrior Series, 17) by Simon MacDowall
  - Pictish Warrior Ad 297-841 (Warrior) by Paul Wagner, Wayne Reynolds
  - Rome's Enemies (1): Germanics and Dacians (Men at Arms 129) by Peter Wilcox
  - Rome's Enemies: The Desert Frontier (Men-At-Arms 243) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Rome's Enemies: Gallic and British Celts (Men-At-Arms 158) by Peter Wilcox
  - Rome's Enemies: Parthians and Sassanid Persians (Men-At-Arms Series, 175) by Peter Wilcox
  - Arthur and the Anglo Saxon Wars by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Attila and the Nomad Hordes: Warfare on the Eurasian Steppes 4Th-12th Centuries (Elite Series, No. 30) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th - 9th Century (Men-At-Arms, No. 247) by David Nicolle, A. McBride
  - Byzantine Armies 886-1118 (Men-At-Arms 89) by Ian Heath
  - Byzantine Armies Ad 1118-1461 (Osprey Men-At-Arms Series, No 287) by Ian Heath, Angus McBride
- Islam, Saracens, Moors, Turks, etc.
  - Armies of the Muslim Conquest (Men-At-Arms 255) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - The Armies of Islam : 7th-11th Centuries (Men at Arms 125) by David Nicolle
  - Armies of the Caliphates 862-1098 (Men-At-Arms 320) by David Nicolle, Adam Hook
  - Saladin and the Saracens Armies of the Middle East 1100-1300 (Men-At-Arms 171) by David Nicolle
  - The Mamluks 1250-1517 (Men-At-Arms 259) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride, Martin Windrow
  - The Moors: The Islamic West 7Th-15th Centuries AD (Men-At-Arms 348) by David Nicolle
  - Armies of the Ottoman Turks, 1300-1774 (Men at Arms 140) by David Nicolle
  - The Janissaries (Elite 58) by David Nicolle, Christa Hook
- Dark Ages, Medieval, Renaissance Europe
  - Arthur and the Anglo Saxon Wars by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Attila and the Nomad Hordes: Warfare on the Eurasian Steppes 4Th-12th Centuries (Elite Series, No. 30) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Anglo-Saxon Thegn: 449-1066 Ad (Warrior, No 5) by Mark Harrison, Gerry Embleton
  - The Age of Charlemagne by David Nicolle, Martin Windrow
  - The Vikings (Elite) by Ian Heath
  - Viking Hersir: 793-1066 AD (Warrior 3) by Mark Harrison, Gerry Embleton
  - Saxon, Viking and Norman (Men at Arms 85) by Terence Wise
  - Medieval Russian Armies, 838-1252 (Men-At-Arms 333) by David Nicolle
  - Armies of the Crusades (Men at Arms Series, 75) by Terence Wise
  - Crusader Knight (Knight of Outremer) by David Nicole, Crista Hook
  - German Medieval Armies 1000-1300 (Men-At-Arms Series, No 310) by Gravett Christopher, Graham Turner, David Nicolle
  - Italian Medieval Armies 1000-1300 (Men-At-Arms 376) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Medieval Scandinavian Armies (1) 1100-1300 (Men-at-Arms 396) by David Nicolle, David Lindholm, Angus McBride
  - El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492 (Men-At-Arms, No 200) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Knight Hospitaller: 1100-1306 (Warrior 33) David Nicolle, Christa Hook
  - Hungary and the Fall of Eastern Europe, 1000-1568 (Men-At-Arms Series, 195) by David Nicolle, Martin Windrow, Angus McBride
  - Knights at Tournament (Elite 17) by Christopher Gravett, Angus McBride
  - Medieval Heraldry (Men at Arms 99) by Terence Wise, Richard Hook, William Walker
  - English Medieval Knight 1200-1300 by Christopher Gravett, Graham Turner
  - The Venetian Empire, 1200-1670 (Men-At-Arms 210) by David Nicolle, Christopher Rothero
  - The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400 (Men at Arms 151) by Christopher Rothero
  - Medieval Russian Armies 1250 - 1500 (Men-At-Arms) by D. Nicolle, V. Shpakovsky, A. McBride
  - Italian Militiaman 1260-1392 (Warrior Series , No 25) by David Nicolle, Christa Hook
  - English Medieval Knight 1300-1400 (Warrior, 58) by Christopher Gravett, Graham Turner
  - Medieval European Armies 1300-1500 (Men at Arms Series, 50) by Terence Wise
  - German Medieval Armies 1300-1500 (Men-At-Arms Series, No 166) by Christopher Gravett
  - Italian Medieval Armies, 1300-1500 (Men at Arms, 136) by David Nicolle
  - Medieval Scandinavian Armies (2) 1300-1500 (Men at Arms 399) by David Nicolle, David Lindholm, Angus McBride
  - The Swiss at War 1300-1500 (Men-At-Arms 94) by Douglas Miller
  - Knight Hospitaller (2): 1306-1565 (Warrior 41) by David Nicolle, Christa Hook
  - French Armies of the Hundred Years War : 1328-1429 (Men-At-Arms Series, 337) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477 (Men at Arms Series, 144) by Nicholas Michael
  - Armies of Crecy and Poitiers (Men-At-Arms Series, No 111) by Christopher Rothero, Chris Roth
  - Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53 (Men-At-Arms Series , No 317) by Paul Knight, Mike Chappell
  - The Armies of Agincourt (Men at Arms Series 113) by Chris Roth, Christopher Rothero
  - English Medieval Knight 1400-1500 (Warrior, 35) by Chris Gravett, Graham Turner
  - The Wars of the Roses (Men at Arms 145) <MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/zorikhswatcht-20" ></MAP><img src="//rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"> by Terence Wise
  - Knights of Christ (Men at Arms 155) by Terence Wise
  - Landsknechts (Men-At-Arms 58) <MAP NAME="boxmap-p6"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="1, 140, 83, 150" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/zorikhswatcht-20" ></MAP><img src="//rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x150.gif" width="120" height="150" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p6" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"> by Douglas Miller
  - The Irish Wars 1485-1603 (Men-At-Arms, No 256) by Ian Heath, David Sque
  - Landsknecht Soldier 1486-1560 (Warrior 49) by John Richards, Gerry Embleton
  - The Conquistador: 1492-1550 (Warrior, 40) by John M. D. Pohl, Adam Hook
  - Conquistadores (Men at Arms, 101) by Terence Wise
  - Armies of the German Peasants' War 1524-26 by Douglas Miller, Angus McBride
  - Henry VIII's Army (Men-At-Arms Series, 191) by Paul Cornish
  - Polish Armies 1569-1696 (Men-At-Arms 184) by Richard Brzezinski
  - The English Civil War Armies (Men at Arms Series, 14) by Peter Young
  - Soldiers of the English Civil War: Infantry (Elite 25) by Keith Roberts, Angus McBride
  - Soldiers of the English Civil War (Elite 27) by John Tincey, Angus McBride
  - Ironside: English Cavalry 1588-1688 by John Tincey, Graham Turner
  - Matchlock Musketeer 1588-1688 (Warrior 43) by Keith Roberts, Stephen Walsh
  - Scots Armies of the English Civil Wars (Men at Arms 331) by Stuart Reid
  - Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605 (Elite Series, 70) by Angus Konstam, Angus McBride
  - The Army of Gustavus Adolphus: Cavalry (Men-At-Arms No. 262) by Richard Brzezinski, Martin Windrow, Richard Hook
  - The Army of Gustavus Adolphus: Infantry (Men-At-Arms, 235) by Richard Brzezinski, R. Brezezinski, R. Hook
- Asian (Mongolian, Chinese, Japanese, etc)
  - The Age of Tamerlane (Men-At-Arms 222) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride
  - Mongols (Men-At-Arms 105) by Stephen Turnbull
  - Ancient Chinese Armies 1500-200 BC (Men-At-Arms 218) by Chris J. Peers, Angus McBride
  - Imperial Chinese Armies 200 BC-589 AD (Men-At-Arms 284) by Chris J. Peers, Michael Perry
  - Imperial Chinese Armies 590-1260 AD (Men-At-Arms 295) by Chris Peers, Mike Perry
  - Medieval Chinese Armies 1260-1520 (Men-At-Arms 251) by Christopher Peers
  - Late Imperial Chinese Armies 1520-1840 (Men-At-Arms 307) by Chris Peers, Christa Hook
  - Early Samurai: 200-1500 Ad (Elite 35) by Anthony J. Bryant, Angus McBride
  - The Samurai (Elite 23) by Anthony J. Bryant, Angus McBride
  - Ashigaru 1467-1649 (Warrior 29) by Stephen Turnbull, Howard Gerrard
  - Samurai: 1550-1600 (Warrior 7) by Anthony J. Bryant, Angus McBride, Christa Hook
  - Samurai Armies 1550-1615 (Men at Arms 86) by Stephen Turnbull
  - Mughul India 1504-1761 (Men-At-Arms 263) by David Nicolle, Angus McBride, Angus Konstam
How-To
- Art of Mail Armor : How to Make Your Own by Mary Brewer
- * TECHNIQUES OF MEDIEVAL ARMOUR REPRODUCTION: THE 14TH CENTURY by Brian R. Price
- The Art of Making Armour: A Craftsman's Guide to Creating Authentic Armour Reproductions by Robert Valentine

Video & DVD

Arms in Action:Mail and Plate Armor (2000)
Crusades (1995, Terry Jones)
Knights and Armor (1998)
Warrior Challenge
- Roman Legion
- Knights at Tournament
- Vikings
- Gladiators

CD Rom

Histopedia: Ancient Armies

Other Media

Renaissance Armor : 24 Full-Color Cards

As you read through these books, you may notice that historical armor was not always SCA legal. Certain allowances must be made to historical accuracy in order for armor to be safe in SCA combat. Somehat appropriately, the armor that seems to fit the SCA's requirement for safety and protection the most is armor of knights and soldiers from approximately 1350-1550, the transitional period through the Hundred Year's War and the half-century following. Some people also envision this as the typical medieval armor. The period does surround the writing of Mallory's Le Morte D'Arthur, the most influential of Arthurian books, and many consider it the height of medieval culture before the developments of the Renaissance.
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