EditorialPikes, halberds and pole arms from the mid 15th century owned by G. Wittemann, Geisenheim. Example E is a Lucerne hammer. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Centu...
EditorialJohannes Leitz with a glass of one of his nonalcoholic wines at his winery in Geisenheim, Germany, March 6, 2021. (Felix Schmitt/The New York Times)
EditorialPikes, halberds and pole arms from the mid 15th century owned by G. Wittemann, Geisenheim. Example E is a Lucerne hammer. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Centu...