Swords and Hilt Weapons

Connolly, Peter and etc. and Coe, Michael D. and Harding, Anthony and Harris, Victor and LaRocca, Donald J. and North, Anthony and Richardson, Thom and Spring, Christopher and Wilkinson, Frederick

ISBN 10: 1853751332 / ISBN 13: 9781853751332

Published by Prion Books Ltd, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Swords and Hilt Weapons
• Publisher: Prion Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853751332
• ISBN 13: 9781853751332
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

A guide to nearly 4000 years of sword making from the Bronze Age to World War II. On the basis of technical excellence and cultural significance, emphasis is given to European, Islamic and Japanese weapons. It also covers those of Africa, Mesoamerica, China, Central Asia and Indonesia.

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