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striking color illustrations
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This unique work illustrates French military costumes from the 1780s to 1830: infantry, cavalry, engineers, musicians, cadets, aviators (in a balloon corps!), fencing masters, Swiss Guards (and other foreign units under French command), and many other categories. All ranks are shown, as are the distinctive uniforms of many different regiments. Elting, a military historian, supplies informative comments on each plate. The nearly 2000 watercolors were painted for him by Knotel (d. 1963), a German authority on military costume whose father Richard (d. 1914) was in his time the world's leading expert in the field. The younger Knotel's Handbuch der Uniformkunde (Hamburg: Schulz, 1937; 7th ed.) is a classic but does not compare in beauty with the present work. Though Napoleonic Uniforms has an inadequate glossary and lacks page numbers, index, and an over-all table of contents, it is indispensable to anyone seriously interested in the subject.
- Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
Along with the striking artwork by Herbert Knötel, Elting's tome provides the background and history of each uniform of the various types of soldiers in the Grand Armée (who would have thought there could be so many?). Besides historians, toy soldier buffs will love this title. A stunner. (Library Journal)
This edition is quite stunning! From its gold embossed red cloth covers with stitched binding to its beribboned red slip case it is destined to be a collector's item very quickly! (R. Burnham, The Napoleonic Series)
A Major Upgrade of an Outstanding Work!...Anyone interested in Napoleon and/or military art in general will want a copy of this truly outstanding set. Knötel captured the soldiers in a unique and fascinating way that makes the viewer feel he is seeing them as they really were. Congratulations to Greenhill and Casemate for bringing this important work back to life. I am certain that John would be very pleased! (J. David Markham, Historian/Author, www.NapoleonicHistory.com)
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- PublisherPearson College Div
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0028971159
- ISBN 13 9780028971155
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages2
- IllustratorKnotel Herbert
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Napoleonic Uniforms Volume I & II.
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Napoleonic Uniforms. Volume 2
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Napoleonic Uniforms. Volume 1
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Napoleonic Uniforms
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Napoleonic Uniforms Volume 1 & 2 (Reference Books (Macmillan Publishing))
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Knotel, Herbert (illustrator). Macmillan Publishing Reference Books (Macmillan Publishing) Napoleonic Uniforms Volume 1 & 2 (EX/NM)Manufacturer: Macmillan PublishingProduct Line: Reference Books (Macmillan Publishing)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1993Author: John Robert Elting, Herbert KnotelPlease review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is EX/NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:This enormous two volume set encompasses hundreds of pages with almost 2000 watercolor recreations of French military uniforms by illustrator Herbert Knotel. John Robert Elting, former US Colonel and military historian, provides dedicated commentary and description on each portrait, making the scope of detail fine enough to differentiate the differences in each regiment. Seller Inventory # 2149393973
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