Swords and Hilt Weapons

Connolly, Peter

ISBN 10: 1555842909 / ISBN 13: 9781555842901

Published by Grove Pr, 1989

About this Item

Jacket has light wear, enclosed in a protective mylar cover, book edges are worn, right side of the front cover has chipping, rear cover near spine has 2 small dings, binding sound, internally clean. No book has covered, so comprehensively, nearly 4,000 years of sword-making history or paid due attention to the hilt weapons of Africa, Mesoamerica, China, Central Asia and Indonesia, which merit more than the few lines they usually receive in weapons encyclopedias. However, on the ground of technical excellence, cultural significance and evolutionary vigor, pride of place is given to European, Japanese and Islamic swords. The text provides expert appraisal of the weapons themselves, and is rich in historical and background detail.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Swords and Hilt Weapons
• Publisher: Grove Pr
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555842909
• ISBN 13: 9781555842901
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 16 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Covering nearly 4000 years of sword-making history from the Bronze Age to World War II, this book examines the hilt weapons of Africa, Mesoamerica, China, Central Asia and Indonesia, paying special attention to European, Japanese and Islamic swords.

About the Author

Victor Harris - Curator of Japanese Antiquities, British Museum; Michael D Cole - Professor of Anthropology, Yale University; Peter Connolly - Inst. of Archeology, Uni of London; Anthony Harding -Sr Lecturer in Archeology, Uni of Durham; Donald J. La Rocca - Arms and Armour Dept, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Anthony North - V&A Museum; Thom Richardson - Curator of Armour, the Royal Armouries, Tower of London; Christopher Spring - British Museum; Frederick Wilkinson - President of the Arms and Armour Society