Halberd

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

CMA_.1916.1562

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CMA_.1916.1562

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Swiss

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European; Swiss

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Switzerland

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Switzerland

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Switzerland, 17th century

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Switzerland, 17th century

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Halberd

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Halberd

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

17th century

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17th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1600

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1600

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1699

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1699

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)

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steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Armor

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Armor

Classification Term

false

Classification Term:

Arms

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Arms

Classification Term

false

Classification Term:

Arms

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Arms

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

Overall: , Blade: 18.5cm

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Overall: , Blade: 18.5cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1916.1562

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1916.1562

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance

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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The most effecient weapons used by the infantry (foot soldiers) during the 15th and 16th centuries were pole arms (or staff weapons). The halberd, like the examples shown here, was a weapon of great versatility. The word "halberd" comes from the German words Halm (a staff) and Barte (an axe). The halberd is, in fact, an axe mounted on a long pole with a very specialized shape and function: the axe blade was used for hacking, the spike for thrusting, and the beak either for piercing plate armor or for pulling a knight from his saddle. The halberd was a weapon for shock troops and the weapon of choice for Swiss and German mercenaries.From about 1550 onwards, the halberd underwent major changes. Its distinctive outline became exaggerated and its functional elements evolved into purely ornamental shapes. The halberd's large blade conveniently provided space for armorial devices. By the late 1500s, the halberd became a ceremonial weapon favored by princely body guards. It is still carried today bythe Swiss Guard at the Vatican.

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The most effecient weapons used by the infantry (foot soldiers) during the 15th and 16th centuries were pole arms (or staff weapons). The halberd, like the examples shown here, was a weapon of great versatility. The word "halberd" comes from the German words Halm (a staff) and Barte (an axe). The halberd is, in fact, an axe mounted on a long pole with a very specialized shape and function: the axe blade was used for hacking, the spike for thrusting, and the beak either for piercing plate armor or for pulling a knight from his saddle. The halberd was a weapon for shock troops and the weapon of choice for Swiss and German mercenaries.From about 1550 onwards, the halberd underwent major changes. Its distinctive outline became exaggerated and its functional elements evolved into purely ornamental shapes. The halberd's large blade conveniently provided space for armorial devices. By the late 1500s, the halberd became a ceremonial weapon favored by princely body guards. It is still carried today bythe Swiss Guard at the Vatican.

Context

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Halberd