โ Scribed by Lynn Townsend White
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Frontmatter
LIST OF PLATES (page x)
CHAPTER I. Stirrup, Mounted Shock Combat, Feudalism, and Chivalry (page 1)
CHAPTER II. The Agricultural Revolution of the Early Middle Ages (page 39)
CHAPTER III. The Medieval Exploration of Mechanical Power and Devices (page 79)
NOTES (page 135)
INDEX (page 179)
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