Author: American Art AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ancient Arms and Weapons, Egyptian Antiquities and Oriental and European Curios
Author: American Art AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Illustrated Catalogue of the Remarkable Collection of Ancient Arms and Weapons, Egyptian Antiquities and Oriental and European Curios Collected by the Late Mr. Samuel H. Austin of Philadelphia
Author: Samuel Henry AustinSamuel H. Austin Collection
Author: American Art AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Illustrated Catalogue of the Remarkable Collection of Ancient Arms and Weapons, Egyptian Antiquities and Oriental and European Curios Collected by the Late Samuel H. Austin. To be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale ... at the American Art Galleries
Author: Samuel Henry AustinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Collectors and collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
William and Henry Walters, the Reticent Collectors
Author: William R. JohnstonPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801860409
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Surprisingly, the story of how William Walters and his son Henry created one of the finest privately assembled museums in the United States has not been told."--BOOK JACKET.
Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: David G. AlexanderPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395707
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of the faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. The finest arms were made by master craftsmen working with the leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, whose work transformed utilitarian military equipment into courtly works of art. This book reveals the diversity and artistic quality of one of the most important and encyclopedic collections of its kind in the West. The Metropolitan Museum's holdings span ten centuries and include representative pieces from almost every Islamic culture from Spain to the Caucasus. The collection includes rare early works, among them the oldest documented Islamic sword, and is rich in helmets and body armor, decorated with calligraphy and arabesques, that were worn in Iran and Anatolia in the late fifteenth century. Other masterpieces include a jeweled short sword (yatagan) with a blade of "watered" steel that comes from the court of Süleyman the Magnificent, a seventeenth-century gold-inlaid armor associated with Shah Jahan, and two gold-inlaid flintlock firearms belonging to the guard of Tipu Sultan of Mysore. Presenting 126 objects, each handsomely photographed and richly documented with a detailed description and discussion of its technical, historical, and artistic importance, this overview of the Met's holdings is supplemented by an introductory essay on the formation of the collection, and appendixes on iconography and on Turkman-style armor.
Library Catalog
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1062
Book Description
Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Illustrated Catalogue of the ... Collection of Ancient Arms and Weapons ... and Curios ... Sold ... at the American Art Galleries by J.E. Kirby and O. Bernet
Author: Samuel Henry AustinThe Book of the Sword
Author: Richard Francis BurtonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628738472
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
“The history of the sword,” the author writes in his introduction, “is the history of humanity.” For centuries, the sword has been a symbol of power, strength, liberty, and courage. In the Middle Ages, the image of a sword was used to signify the word of God. Nearly every culture in history has forged blades from stone or steel to fight in times of battle and protect in times of peace. In this groundbreaking work, Richard Francis Burton, explorer, translator, scholar, and swordsman, draws on a wealth of linguistic, archaeological, and literary sources to trace the millennia-old history of the sword. From its earliest days as a charred, sharpened stick to the height of craftsmanship in the modern era, the sword has been the weapon of choice for warriors of all stripes. In eloquent, captivating prose, Burton describes: • Dirks • Daggers • Knives • Sabers • Cutlasses • The origin of the weapon • The weapons of the age of wood • The Copper Age of weapons • The Iron Age of weapons • The sword in ancient Egypt • The sword in ancient Greece • And more Nearly three hundred line drawings enhance Burton’s richly detailed text. Any reader of history or student of weaponry will find this book a fascinating, highly enjoyable read.