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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... Iron inlaid with brass vines ; originally they were filled in with wood . 3. Early and simple type ; all iron . 4. Gold lacquer with hawks in relief . Late Tokugawa . 5. Suiba abumi . Perforated treads . 18th century . 6. Iron inlaid ...
... Iron inlaid with brass vines ; originally they were filled in with wood . 3. Early and simple type ; all iron . 4. Gold lacquer with hawks in relief . Late Tokugawa . 5. Suiba abumi . Perforated treads . 18th century . 6. Iron inlaid ...
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... iron handle of a shield . ( Fairholt 412 ) . AOBIE . A short bamboo sword , Japan . AOI TSUBA . A form of guard much ... Iron mokume ( wood grain ) surface . Collection of Mr. C. O. Kienbusch . 2. Iron plain . FIGURE 39. Armor of the ...
... iron handle of a shield . ( Fairholt 412 ) . AOBIE . A short bamboo sword , Japan . AOI TSUBA . A form of guard much ... Iron mokume ( wood grain ) surface . Collection of Mr. C. O. Kienbusch . 2. Iron plain . FIGURE 39. Armor of the ...
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... iron with spikes about an inch in length , like leopard's claws , which they use for a similar purpose . . . He ( the chief of the He ( the chief of the Neuhr ) exhibited his wife's arms and back covered with jagged scars , in reply to ...
... iron with spikes about an inch in length , like leopard's claws , which they use for a similar purpose . . . He ( the chief of the He ( the chief of the Neuhr ) exhibited his wife's arms and back covered with jagged scars , in reply to ...
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... iron and brass , were sub- FIGURE 67. Tibetan arm guard of leather strapped with iron . small nasals and chain neck guards . The Persians were the best armorers in the East and worked not only in their own country but also in Turkey and ...
... iron and brass , were sub- FIGURE 67. Tibetan arm guard of leather strapped with iron . small nasals and chain neck guards . The Persians were the best armorers in the East and worked not only in their own country but also in Turkey and ...
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... iron plates between them . This was frequently reinforced by round metal plates on the breast , back and knees . The hel- mets were of steel with neck guards of brigandine like the body armor , 1 , fig . 72. These suits had leg pieces ...
... iron plates between them . This was frequently reinforced by round metal plates on the breast , back and knees . The hel- mets were of steel with neck guards of brigandine like the body armor , 1 , fig . 72. These suits had leg pieces ...
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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