Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection
Author | : Tobias Capwell |
Publisher | : Paul Holberton Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Armor |
ISBN | : 9780900785931 |
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Author | : Tobias Capwell |
Publisher | : Paul Holberton Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Armor |
ISBN | : 9780900785931 |
Hardbound book and USB drive issued in a case.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Armor, Medieval |
ISBN | : 9780993324604 |
Author | : Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Publisher | : Highlights from the Philadelph |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780876332924 |
Through the exceptional permanent collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this book looks at arms and armor as art--from warfare to war games, from hunting to the pursuit of glory The Philadelphia Museum of Art's holdings of arms and armor are among the finest of their kind in the world. Presenting nearly 100 masterpieces from the collection, this lavishly illustrated volume includes complete armors and armor elements, swords, firearms and crossbows, staff weapons, horse equipment, and related accessories. Drawn for the most part from the princely armories of Europe, these objects represent the epitome of the armorer's art, and many are published here in color for the first time. The engaging text by Dirk H. Breiding summarizes the latest scholarship and discusses how the museum's collection--the core of which consists of a 1977 bequest by the distinguished connoisseur and scholar Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch (1884-1976)--has evolved over the years. This volume reveals how arms and armor--uniting art, fashion, design, politics, and technology--can be seen as unique expressions of human creativity.
Author | : Tobias Capwell |
Publisher | : Paul Holberton Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Clothing and dress |
ISBN | : 9780900785436 |
Accompanying a major international exhibition at the Wallace Collection (May - September 2012), this book celebrates the artistic and cultural importance of the sword, as a symbol of power and prestige, as a flamboyant fashion statement and as an icon of the Age of Discovery. It will feature weapons and related works of art from the Wallace Collection as well as other great collections of arms and armor; never-before-seen illustrated works on fencing drawn from the library of the 8th Lord Howard de Walden; and portraits, prints, and drawings that will help place the Renaissance civilian sword in its social and artistic context. It will also explore the ancient origins of the modern sport of fencing, one of only nine original Olympic events practiced since the first Olympiad of the modern era of 1896, revealing a place in history where art and sport converged.
Author | : William Dalrymple |
Publisher | : Philip Wilson Publishers |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2020-01-28 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1781301018 |
As the East India Company extended its sway across India in the late eighteenth century, many remarkable artworks were commissioned by Company officials from Indian painters who had previously worked for the Mughals. Published to coincide with the first UK exhibition of these masterworks at The Wallace Collection, this book celebrates the work of a series of extraordinary Indian artists, each with their own style and tastes and agency, all of whom worked for British patrons between the 1770s and the bloody end of the Mughal rule in 1857. Edited by writer and historian William Dalrymple, these hybrid paintings explore both the beauty of the Indian natural world and the social realities of the time in one hundred masterpieces, often of astonishing brilliance and originality. They shed light on a forgotten moment in Anglo-Indian history during which Indian artists responded to European influences while keeping intact their own artistic visions and styles. These artists represent the last phase of Indian artistic genius before the onset of the twin assaults - photography and the influence of western colonial art schools - ended an unbroken tradition of painting going back two thousand years. As these masterworks show, the greatest of these painters deserve to be remembered as among the most remarkable Indian artists of all time.
Author | : Diagram Group |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780312039509 |
This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare, including:Riot-control devicesElectrified nightsticksInfantry weaponsMultiple-launch rocketsFiber-optic misslesWire-guided torpedoes"Stealth" technology
Author | : Claude Blair |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The Kienbusch Collection is one of the finest holdings of medieval and Renaissance armor and arms in the US. Collected here are six essays that focus on the diversity of the collection, written by a distinguished group of internationally respected scholars, and accompanied by 144 illustrations, 20 in color. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Alastair Northedge |
Publisher | : Samarra Studies |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Sāmarrā' (Iraq) |
ISBN | : 9780903472227 |
This is the first fundamentally new work to come out in half a century on one of the world's most famous Islamic archaeological sites: Samarra, in Iraq. This capital of the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century is not only one of the largest urban sites worldwide, but also gives us the essence of what the physical appearance of the caliphate was like, for early Baghdad is long lost. Northedge sets out to explain the history and development of this enormous site, 45 km long, using both archaeological and textual sources to weave a new interpretation of how the city worked: its four caliphal palaces, four Friday mosques, cantonments for the military and for the palace servants, houses for the men of state and generals.
Author | : Tobias Capwell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Armor |
ISBN | : 9780902752825 |
Tobias Capwell looks at the different types of armour in Glasgow museums, the stories behind some of the weapons, and explores some of the myths surrounding the way we used to fight.
Author | : Stephen N. Fliegel |
Publisher | : Harry N. Abrams |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999-03-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780810963764 |
Lavishly illustrated and loaded with stellar examples of helmets, shields, swords, crossbows, firearms, and more from the magnificent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, this volume traces the history of European arms and armor from antiquity through the 18th century. Published to celebrate the recent refurbishment of the museum's popular Armor Court, Arms & Armor explores such themes as medieval warfare, tournaments, the process of making and decorating armor, and the Renaissance culture of arms. It also provides a discussion of various forms of weapons. The museum's finest works -- all newly restored -- were specially photographed for the book's large colorplates and searching details. In addition, paintings, tapestries, and engravings show how the objects were used and worn.