USED SWORDS AND HILT WEAPONS

Description

“Swords and Hilt Weapons” by Peter Conolley. Hardcover.

No book has comprehensively covered nearly 4000 years of sword-making history or paid due attention to the hilt weapons of Africa, Mesoamerica, China, Central Asia and Indonesia.  On the grounds of technical excellence, cultural significance and evolutionary vigour, pride of place is given to European, Japanese and Islamic swords.   The text provides expert appraisal of the weapons and is rich in historical and background detail.

This illustrated survey of a vast body of craftsmanship, compiled by a team of arms and armour specialists, will be enjoyed equally by the collector, the weapons historian and by lovers of history and the fine arts.

Features:

• 239 pages total
• hardcover