Techniques for Pollaxe Combat, c. 1410

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Combat with pollaxe. Instruction page from a manuscript, c. 1410. The pollaxe was a weapon widely used by medieval infantry. Illustration by Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, c. 1345 - c. 1450). Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment.

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