A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All TimesCourier Corporation, 13.03.2013 - 704 Seiten Widely considered the classic book in the field, George Cameron Stone's A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times is an indispensable resource and reference tool for anyone interested in arms and armor. Originally published in 1934, it remains an essential guide to the field. To describe the worldwide range and variety of weaponry, Stone drew upon the more than 4,000 items in his private collection of Eastern arms and armor, as well as the European arms collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a variety of other sources. Since the author subsequently bequeathed his entire collection to the Metropolitan Museum, this volume serves as an abbreviated visual reference to that institution's Arms and Armor collection. By profession a metallurgist, the author focused on techniques of manufacture and workmanship to derive his method of codifying the typology of weapons, relying on an alphabetized dictionary format to avoid the confusions he found in a field without standardized nomenclature. This "glossary" format makes it easy for anyone to locate material on the astonishing variety of weapons covered. These include arquebuses, blunderbusses, flintlocks, wheel locks, matchlocks, and other antique guns; German armor; French rapiers; Roman short swords; Turkish crossbows; all the Japanese bladed weapons (katana, wakizashi, naginata, etc.); the East Asian kris in its countless permutations; and many more. Illustrated with 875 detailed figures, incorporating thousands of individual photographs and drawings, the book was written from the unique viewpoint of an expert who devoted a lifetime to the field. Hard to locate today (original editions are worth hundreds of dollars), Stone's Glossary represents a peerless resource for scholars, experts, collectors, students, hobbyists, and institutions — any student of the long history and development of weapons and armor around the world. |
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... FIGURE 11. A la Poulaine Solerets . Probably German , 15th century . Metropolitan Museum . Not to scale . ALMAIN RIVETS . Modern writers frequently use this name for sliding rivets , that is , rivets that slide in slots in one or both ...
... FIGURE 11. A la Poulaine Solerets . Probably German , 15th century . Metropolitan Museum . Not to scale . ALMAIN RIVETS . Modern writers frequently use this name for sliding rivets , that is , rivets that slide in slots in one or both ...
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... FIGURE 16. Anime ( Venetian ? ) , second half of the 16th century . Metropolitan Museum . ANNEAU . A ring guard . It ... FIGURE 18. Apniniap . Ainu salmon spear . FIGURE 17. Aoi Tsuba . 1. Iron mokume ( wood grain ) surface . Collection ...
... FIGURE 16. Anime ( Venetian ? ) , second half of the 16th century . Metropolitan Museum . ANNEAU . A ring guard . It ... FIGURE 18. Apniniap . Ainu salmon spear . FIGURE 17. Aoi Tsuba . 1. Iron mokume ( wood grain ) surface . Collection ...
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... FIGURE 31. Greek Greaves , probably 6th century B.C. Metropolitan Museum . FIGURE 30. Padded Armor . Korean . Made of heavy , coarse , brown cotton cloth padded to a thickness of about an inch and a half . The belt is a separate piece ...
... FIGURE 31. Greek Greaves , probably 6th century B.C. Metropolitan Museum . FIGURE 30. Padded Armor . Korean . Made of heavy , coarse , brown cotton cloth padded to a thickness of about an inch and a half . The belt is a separate piece ...
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in All Countries and in All Times George Cameron Stone. ARMOR FIGURE 33. Roman Armor . 1. Body armor , 7th century B.C. 2. Body armor , 4th - 3rd century B.C. 3. Helmet , 4th - 3rd century B.C. Metropolitan Museum . Not to scale . 3 FIGURE ...
in All Countries and in All Times George Cameron Stone. ARMOR FIGURE 33. Roman Armor . 1. Body armor , 7th century B.C. 2. Body armor , 4th - 3rd century B.C. 3. Helmet , 4th - 3rd century B.C. Metropolitan Museum . Not to scale . 3 FIGURE ...
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... FIGURE 40. This magnificent suit was made in 1527 for the Sieur Jacques Gourdon de Genouilhac , who commanded the French artillery at the battle of Pavia under Francis I. He was a very large man ; when the picture was taken the armor ...
... FIGURE 40. This magnificent suit was made in 1527 for the Sieur Jacques Gourdon de Genouilhac , who commanded the French artillery at the battle of Pavia under Francis I. He was a very large man ; when the picture was taken the armor ...
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16th century arrow bamboo bands barbed barrel blade brass brigandine Burgonet Burton Sword butt called carried carved Castle Chinese club Conder cord crossbow curved decorated Dyak edge Egerton embossed engraved fastened feet long ffoulkes FIGURE flat flintlock front Garbutt gauntlet German gilded grooves habaki handle head heavy Hewitt hilt Hilt and scabbard horn inches long India inlaid with gold inlaid with silver iron Italian ivory Japan Japanese Japanese blade Japanese helmet Joly katana katar knife kozuka kris lacquer lance later leather Length lock loop matchlock metal Metropolitan Museum Miquelet mountings neck guard ornaments Persian piece pierced pistol Planche plates pommel protect Queensland quillons relief ring riveted round Sashimono scabbard Scabbard covered scale shaft shakudo Shamshir shape Shibuichi shield side sometimes steel stone straight straps tachi Tibet tsuba Turkish usually wakizashi weapon wooden worn