书名：How to Read European Armor  
定价：188.0  
ISBN：9781588396297  
作者：Donald LaRocca  
版次：1  
出版时间：2017-09  

这本引人入胜的书介绍了从中世纪到 17 世纪欧洲的盔甲，特别关注了 16 世纪，当时板甲在风格美感和功能完美的方面达到了顶峰。盔甲由技艺高超的盔甲匠制作，通常是与著名艺术家合作，并受富有的赞助人委托制作，几个世纪以来，盔甲在战场、节日比赛和仪式活动中都穿着。通过对大都会博物馆世界知名收藏的代表性作品的信息讨论，广受欢迎的 How to Read 系列的这一新成员展示了在检查盔甲时要寻找什么、构成一套典型盔甲的部件、零件的工作原理、用于装饰盔甲的各种方法，以及盔甲如何成为当今众多博物馆藏品的重要组成部分。这本书收录了大量来自大都会博物馆的具有重要历史意义的盔甲和其他艺术作品的新照片，以及来自其他机构的精选作品。

大都会艺术博物馆出版/耶鲁大学出版社发行。

This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in particular on the 16th century when plate armor reached its peak of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. Created by highly skilled armorers, often in cooperation with noted artists and commissioned by wealthy patrons, armor was worn for centuries on the battlefield, in festive tournaments, and for ceremonial events. Through informative discussions of representative works from the Metropolitan Museum’s world-renowned collection, this new addition to the popular How to Read series shows what to look for when examining armor, the pieces that make up a typical suit of armor, how the parts work, the various methods used to decorate armor, and how armor became an important part of so many museum collections today. The book features a wealth of new photography of historically important armor and other works of art from the Metropolitan Museum and select pieces from other institutions.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press