The Musée de l'Armée has a major collection of weapons and armour illustrating the evolution of war technology from the thirteenth to the mid seventeenth century. Rated the third greatest in the world for its quality and variety, this collection is rich in historical pieces, many of which can be ranked ...
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The Musée de l'Armée has a major collection of weapons and armour illustrating the evolution of war technology from the thirteenth to the mid seventeenth century. Rated the third greatest in the world for its quality and variety, this collection is rich in historical pieces, many of which can be ranked as works of art.
Used in battle by the most illustrious princes or ordinary soldiers, but also in hunting and aristocratic festivities, jousts and tournaments, the treasures of the Historic Colllection of the Musée de l'Armée revealed in this guide are so many testimonies to European political history, the evolution of technology and even the history of taste.
95 pages
Rmn - Grand Palais Publishing
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