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. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 77
Seite 6
... Japanese armored sleeve . AKAGANE . Copper , Japanese . It was frequently used in making and decorating sword fittings ; and was often pickled so as to give it a brilliant red patine . AKAGANE - GASA . A hat - shaped copper helmet worn ...
... Japanese armored sleeve . AKAGANE . Copper , Japanese . It was frequently used in making and decorating sword fittings ; and was often pickled so as to give it a brilliant red patine . AKAGANE - GASA . A hat - shaped copper helmet worn ...
Seite 17
... Japanese ever wore rings . As far back as we have information they wore ... helmet that conforms to the shape of the head and covers it completely . It ... helmet . This was probably intended to protect the joint . A specimen in the ...
... Japanese ever wore rings . As far back as we have information they wore ... helmet that conforms to the shape of the head and covers it completely . It ... helmet . This was probably intended to protect the joint . A specimen in the ...
Seite 36
... helmet and also those for fastening the tilting shield on the breastplate . Collection of Dr. Bashford Dean . 2 3 ... Japanese who have fine collections and many pictures showing the armor of different pe- riods with great accuracy . There ...
... helmet and also those for fastening the tilting shield on the breastplate . Collection of Dr. Bashford Dean . 2 3 ... Japanese who have fine collections and many pictures showing the armor of different pe- riods with great accuracy . There ...
Seite 53
... Helmet of dark green velvet lined with pieces of hardened leather . 2. Shield of the royal guard . Very heavy ... Japanese armor . The helmet is made of eight well forged plates , four plain , and four with scalloped edges and raised ...
... Helmet of dark green velvet lined with pieces of hardened leather . 2. Shield of the royal guard . Very heavy ... Japanese armor . The helmet is made of eight well forged plates , four plain , and four with scalloped edges and raised ...
Seite 57
... helmets , however , were almost always pointed , in fact pointed helmets were con ... helmet , the round metal plates on the back and breast and the huge and ... Japanese armor . They are made of leather painted in colors , fig . 76 ...
... helmets , however , were almost always pointed , in fact pointed helmets were con ... helmet , the round metal plates on the back and breast and the huge and ... Japanese armor . They are made of leather painted in colors , fig . 76 ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All ... George Cameron Stone Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1999 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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