Swords and Hilt Weapons

Connolly, Peter

ISBN 10: 1555842909 / ISBN 13: 9781555842901

Published by Grove Pr, 1989

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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: Very Good

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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