Papers by Philip J Lankester
Tomb and Temple, May 18, 2018
Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2005
Arms & Armour, 2004
Abstract The Royal Armouries' collection contains an unusual sword (IX.455) of British manufa... more Abstract The Royal Armouries' collection contains an unusual sword (IX.455) of British manufacture. The blade is marked 'Coales', probably Robert Coales of Birmingham who was trading as a sword cutler by 1767 and died in 1804. In the latter part of his life he was mainly or solely engaged in a bank which he had founded and from which he retired in 1800. Certain features of the Royal Armouries sword suggest a date in the period 1760–1780. A second blade by Coales, on a sword in the National Army Museum, is also discussed. The intended function of the Royal Armouries sword is uncertain: it seems too short for mounted use and too heavy for infantry use. Links with cutlasses and machetes are explored. An appendix demonstrates the use of X–radiography for examining marks on blade tangs.
The Antiquaries Journal, 2005
Alabaster images of medieval England. By Francis Cheetham. Pp. xvii+218 incl. 18 gs+21 colour an... more Alabaster images of medieval England. By Francis Cheetham. Pp. xvii+218 incl. 18 gs+21 colour and 91 black-and-white plates. Woodbridge: Boydell (with the Association for
Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 2008
The Antiquaries Journal, 2011
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Papers by Philip J Lankester