I'm glad to announce that Gladius the scholarly journal on Ancient and Medieval Armour (Armor for you!) and Weapons is now available online in pdf format... and it's free :D

http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/issue/archive

All volumes from 1999-2007 are now available. In all, over 2.800 pages on Renaissance swords, Roman Artillery, Bullet dents in Renaissance armour, steel metallurgy, Achaemenid cavalry, Iberian falcatas, early Arab swords and so on...

In due time we'll add volumes I to XVIII... a lot of scanning and OCR, though...

Gladius publishes annually articles in Spanish, English and French. I'm sure you'll find topics interesting, refreshing and stimulating. And even worthwhile trying to decipher Spanish, you proud Anglo-Saxons! :lol:



So come and have a look at Summaries and Abstracts... you'll enjoy!

On Gladius check:
http://www.hoffmeyer.iam.csic.es/Gladindex.htm

Notes for contributors in English:
http://www.hoffmeyer.iam.csic.es/Gladpreng.htm

And for the Monographs series (Gladius supplementary series), check :

http://www.hoffmeyer.iam.csic.es/anejosglad.htm

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"Discussions of general history and other miscellaneous topics relating to arms and armour that do not specifically fit our other forums"

Thank you.

Thanks for the great resource! I'm especially happy to get those Wallace Collection articles!

I am glad to inform you that all scholarly papers on weapons and warfare in volumes XVII (1986) and XVIII (1988) of Gladius have been added to the CSIC electronic library as free downloadable pdf files.
We'll continue to upload old issues until all volumes are available.
http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius (click on the appropiate icon for English version)

Me alegra informar que todos los artículos sobre armas y guerra antigua y medieval en los volúmenes XVII (1986) y XVIII (1988) de Gladius están ya disponibles en la Biblioteca electrónica del CSIC como ficheros pdf descargables gratuitos.
Seguiremos añadiendo volúmenes hasta completar la colección.
http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius


F. Quesada

Alas and alack, I'll have to content myself with looking at the pictures. Curse my monolingual hide....

Don't despair! About 25% of all Gladius papers are in English. Check the different volumes!

I noticed that some random articles were in English. I'll be sure to go through the Spanish articles just for images if nothing else; many of the line drawings are excellent and provide a lot of information whether ich spreche oder nicht.

Not really 'random'... usually depends on the nationality of the author! :D

New issue: Gladius XV (1980)
http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/issue/view/13

almost 100% English!

Table of contents:
Inscriptions Arabes et Persanes sur les Armes Musulmanes de la Tour de
Londres (19-78)
Ludvik Kalus

Influence of Polish Arms, Armour and Militaria on Western Europe (79-86)
Z. S. Lenkiewicz

The Monreale Capitals and the Military Equipment of Later Norman Sicily
(87-103)
David Nicolle

The Manufacture of Mail in Medieval Europe: A technical note (105-134)
Alan R. Williams

Gladius
Vol XII (1974)
Sumario
http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/issue/view/16


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E. Fernando Hoffmeyer (1901-1975) (7-12)
Equipo Editorial


Artículos
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L'Artillerie en France a la Fin du Moyen Âge (13-31)
J. F. Finó

The Sword Found at Osieczna in Great Poland (33-42)
Marian Głosek, Leszek Kajzer

Le Château de Saint-Cobain el les Châteaux de Plan Concentrique en Europe
Occidentale (43-58)
Pierre Héliot

Boucliers Circulaires de l'Orient Musulman (Évolution et utilisation)
(59-133)
Ludvik Kalus


Reseñas
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Bibliografía (135-144)
Ada Bruhn de Hoffmeyer, J. F. Finó

Oh excellent! Thanks for making these available!

I said this elsewhere already, but it's worth repeating :

This is simply excellent :)

Thank you guys!
We'll keep adding past issues and current ones!