Indian Arms and Armour
Will be published approx. on 11. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-948092-74-9 (ISBN)
Description
India is a vast sub-continent with a complex history and a great array of languages, cultures and religions. This book serves as a short introduction to the exquisite weapons used in the region, focusing on the Royal Armouries' collections from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Beautiful photography is interwoven with remarkable historical and cultural detail about archery, swords, shields, daggers, firearms, artillery and elephant armour.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leeds
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-948092-74-9 (9780948092749)
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Persons
Thom Richardson FSA is former Deputy Master, now Curator Emeritus, at the Royal Armouries. He holds a PhD from the University of York and is the former editor of both the Journal of the Arms and Armour Society and Arms & Armour. He has authored numerous books and articles on armour and related subjects.