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Samurai Armour: Volume I: The Japanese Cuirass de Trevor Absolon

Samurai Armour: Volume I: The Japanese Cuirass

Autor Trevor Absolon
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 2017
For beauty, precision and strength, nothing has ever matched the combination of form and function found in the armour of the samurai. For a samurai, the consummate warrior, his suit of armour was so much more than 'just' protective equipment that could save his life in the heat of battle - it was the embodiment of his personality, social status and very soul. This volume, the first in a two-part series on the armour of the samurai, traces first the history of the samurai themselves and then examines the history and evolution of the cuirass or dou, the armour protecting the samurai's chest. Drawing on over 20 years of research and technical work by Trevor Absolon, a leading expert, this is a complete study of this fundamental aspect of samurai armour construction. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams, this is more than just a detailed technical exploration, it is a meditation on a process that was, and still is, nothing short of an art form.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472807960
ISBN-10: 1472807960
Pagini: 372
Ilustrații: 400 col
Dimensiuni: 240 x 279 x 36 mm
Greutate: 2.21 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The appeal of the armour of the samurai extends to a huge variety of different readers, including military history enthusiasts, art historians and those interested in the history of armour.

Notă biografică

Trevor Absolon

Cuprins

Foreword1. Introduction2. Dou - Cuirass: the foundation of Japanese armour3. Ancient armour: Tanko, Keiko and Mencho, 3rd-9th centuries4. Early forms of Samurai armour: O-yoroi, Dou-maru, Maru-dou, Hara-maki and Hara-ate. 10th-15th centuries5. Pre-modern transitional period dou designs: Mogami-dou and Nuinobe Dou, 15th-16th centuries6. Tosei Dou - modern cuirass Part I: Okegawa Yokohagi constructed cuirass and related styles, 16th century onward7. Tosei Dou - modern cuirass Part II: Tatehagi Okegawa constructed cuirass and related dou styles, 16th century onward8. Tosei Dou - modern cuirass part III: Okashi Gusoku and other alternative forms of cuirass, 16th century onward9. Coming full circle - the revival of ancient armour styles, 17th-19th centuries10. The Westernization of Japanese armour, 19th-21st centuriesGlossary

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For beauty, precision and strength, nothing has ever matched the combination of form and function found in the armour of the samurai. For a samurai, the consummate warrior, his suit of armour was so much more than 'just' protective equipment that could save his life in the heat of battle - it was the embodiment of his personality, social status and very soul. This volume, the first in a two-part series on the armour of the samurai, traces first the history of the samurai themselves and then examines the history and evolution of the cuirass or dou, the armour protecting the samurai's chest. Drawing on over 20 years of research and technical work by Trevor Absolon, a leading expert, this is a complete study of this fundamental aspect of samurai armour construction. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams, this is more than just a detailed technical exploration, it is a meditation on a process that was, and still is, nothing short of an art form.