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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... cords and tassels on a Japanese brigandine of the 17th century . on the back and to its loops cords from the sode ( shoulder guards ) were tied to keep the latter from swinging forward when the wearer stooped over . ( Conder 267 ) ...
... cords and tassels on a Japanese brigandine of the 17th century . on the back and to its loops cords from the sode ( shoulder guards ) were tied to keep the latter from swinging forward when the wearer stooped over . ( Conder 267 ) ...
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... cord . The butt end of the shaft has a short fork in which the line is laid when the spear is thrown . ( Batchelor ... cord and pulley , belt and claw ( graffle ) , or by the windlass . When using the cord and pulley - one end of the ...
... cord . The butt end of the shaft has a short fork in which the line is laid when the spear is thrown . ( Batchelor ... cord and pulley , belt and claw ( graffle ) , or by the windlass . When using the cord and pulley - one end of the ...
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... cord shorter than the regular string with clamps on the ends by means of which it could be fastened to the bow . By its use the bow could be sufficiently bent to permit of put- ting the regular string in its place . 13 largely used in ...
... cord shorter than the regular string with clamps on the ends by means of which it could be fastened to the bow . By its use the bow could be sufficiently bent to permit of put- ting the regular string in its place . 13 largely used in ...
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... cord or sinew . It was largely used by the North American Indians and in Eastern Siberia , fig . 87 . As soon as the metals became known they rapidly displaced all other materials wherever their cost was not prohibitive . The difficulty ...
... cord or sinew . It was largely used by the North American Indians and in Eastern Siberia , fig . 87 . As soon as the metals became known they rapidly displaced all other materials wherever their cost was not prohibitive . The difficulty ...
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... cord . 3. Nias . Body armor of cloth covered with scales of bark . The last two are from the U. S. National Museum and are to scale . I FIGURE 83. Moro Armor . 1. Hauberk of brass plates connected by heavy unriveted brass mail . Brass ...
... cord . 3. Nias . Body armor of cloth covered with scales of bark . The last two are from the U. S. National Museum and are to scale . I FIGURE 83. Moro Armor . 1. Hauberk of brass plates connected by heavy unriveted brass mail . Brass ...
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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