David Nicolle
Biographic Data
| ID | 5655306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Nicolle |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Nicolle |
| SIGNATURE | NICOLLE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Asiatic Society of Mumbai |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-9559-6272 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Armour in Medieval India. Medieval Indian Armour, Hoysaḷa Representation, Wider Documentation and Later Reality
Armour is very rarely shown in the non-Islamic art of medieval India after appearing, albeit infrequently, in the Indian art of earlier centuries. Subsequently, the representation of armour would become significantly more common. Nevertheless, there are exceptions, notably on temple carvings and carved vīragal hero or memorial stones from what had been the Hoysaḷa kingdom in the southern Deccan region. This article seeks to interpret these carvin…
A Kh anjar of Ibrāhīm Ibn Ilyās Ibn Asad Ibn Sāmān dated 246 AH (28th March 860 to 17th March 861 AD)
The blade of this weapon might be a few decades older than its hilt. However, the gilded elements on both probably date from when the blade acquired a new hilt, likely in the year Hijri 246 (28th March 860 to 17th March 861 AD) as mentioned in the blade inscription, when Ibrāhīm Ibn Ilyās was governor of Harāt. The gilding process used on the blade seems to be an exceptionally rare example of what was known in medieval Islamic literary sources as…
An Inscribed Ballista Stone from Apollonia-Arsuf, Israel, and Stone-throwing Siege Machines in the Medieval Near East
This article presents a unique example of a roughly round ballista stone (ca. 32 x 31 cm) retrieved during excavations at Apollonia-Arsuf. It bears a two-line (one horizontal, the other vertical) Arabic inscription. Given the context of the ballista stones found at the site, it can be dated to March–April 1265, when the town and castle of Arsur were under siege by the Mamluk army headed by Baybars. The ballista stone is analyzed in relation to th…
Medieval Islamic Fire Grenades
Some fragments of broken sphero-conical vessels were found in one of the southern Towers of the Citadel of Damascus. Though not unusual in themselves, these fragments are of particular interest because they formed part of a cache of Islamic military equipment dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. Such an association might lend weight to the theory that such vessels had a military function; for example being used as incendiary or even semi-expl…
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Islamic art
Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350, vol. 1, Western Europe and the Crusader States
Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300
Medieval Warfare
Phoenix Over the Nile
Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Centuries
By the late 4th century the pressures on the frontiers of the Roman Empire had transformed the nature of the army which defended it. With the western half of the empire in economic decline and chronic manpower shortages the army had proved incapable of defending the line of the frontier. Necessity forced the induction of large numbers of German federate allies and the transformation of the army into a mobile fire-brigade which could move from cri…
ʿAin al Ḥabīs. The cave de Sueth
David Nicolle : Ain al Habis — The cave de Sueth. The use of caves as fortifications is quite common in the Near and Middle East. The «cave de Sueth» cave castle, dates from the occupation of the Lower Yarmuck Valley by the Crusaders in 1105. Monastic caves had previously existed in this site. The author gives a detailed description of a very complex group of cavities dug in a calcareous cliff, he shows the manner in which the monastic caves were…
ʿAin al Ḥabīs. The cave de Sueth
David Nicolle : Ain al Habis — The cave de Sueth. The use of caves as fortifications is quite common in the Near and Middle East. The «cave de Sueth» cave castle, dates from the occupation of the Lower Yarmuck Valley by the Crusaders in 1105. Monastic caves had previously existed in this site. The author gives a detailed description of a very complex group of cavities dug in a calcareous cliff, he shows the manner in which the monastic caves were…
Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Centuries
By the late 4th century the pressures on the frontiers of the Roman Empire had transformed the nature of the army which defended it. With the western half of the empire in economic decline and chronic manpower shortages the army had proved incapable of defending the line of the frontier. Necessity forced the induction of large numbers of German federate allies and the transformation of the army into a mobile fire-brigade which could move from cri…
Phoenix Over the Nile
Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300
Medieval Warfare
Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350, vol. 1, Western Europe and the Crusader States
Islamic art
B
Medieval Islamic Fire Grenades
Some fragments of broken sphero-conical vessels were found in one of the southern Towers of the Citadel of Damascus. Though not unusual in themselves, these fragments are of particular interest because they formed part of a cache of Islamic military equipment dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. Such an association might lend weight to the theory that such vessels had a military function; for example being used as incendiary or even semi-expl…
A Kh anjar of Ibrāhīm Ibn Ilyās Ibn Asad Ibn Sāmān dated 246 AH (28th March 860 to 17th March 861 AD)
The blade of this weapon might be a few decades older than its hilt. However, the gilded elements on both probably date from when the blade acquired a new hilt, likely in the year Hijri 246 (28th March 860 to 17th March 861 AD) as mentioned in the blade inscription, when Ibrāhīm Ibn Ilyās was governor of Harāt. The gilding process used on the blade seems to be an exceptionally rare example of what was known in medieval Islamic literary sources as…
An Inscribed Ballista Stone from Apollonia-Arsuf, Israel, and Stone-throwing Siege Machines in the Medieval Near East
This article presents a unique example of a roughly round ballista stone (ca. 32 x 31 cm) retrieved during excavations at Apollonia-Arsuf. It bears a two-line (one horizontal, the other vertical) Arabic inscription. Given the context of the ballista stones found at the site, it can be dated to March–April 1265, when the town and castle of Arsur were under siege by the Mamluk army headed by Baybars. The ballista stone is analyzed in relation to th…
Armour in Medieval India. Medieval Indian Armour, Hoysaḷa Representation, Wider Documentation and Later Reality
Armour is very rarely shown in the non-Islamic art of medieval India after appearing, albeit infrequently, in the Indian art of earlier centuries. Subsequently, the representation of armour would become significantly more common. Nevertheless, there are exceptions, notably on temple carvings and carved vīragal hero or memorial stones from what had been the Hoysaḷa kingdom in the southern Deccan region. This article seeks to interpret these carvin…
Ancient history (10 works) · History (10 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Medieval History and Crusades (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (3 works) · Armour (2 works)