Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour (eBook)

Lord Egerton of Tatton (Autor)

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2013
224 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-14713-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Includes factual accounts of events from 200 BC to 1824, with illustrated descriptions of swords, helmets, daggers, shields, sabers, matchlock guns, and much more. New Introduction. 350 halftones and line illustrations.

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Originally created in the late 19th century to catalog Indian and Oriental arms and armor for a British museum, this volume has long since become a sourcebook of vital information on the military history of India. Enhanced with excellent illustrations, it remains one of the few books available on the subject, providing factual accounts of events ranging from the earliest invasions of the subcontinent in 200 B.C. to the decline of the Mogul Empire (early 18th century) and the First Burmese War in 1824. In addition to information on military history, succeeding chapters describe Indian swords, helmets, knives, shields, daggers, spears, javelins, blowpipes, sabers, and a host of other weapons, including arms used for athletic and sacrificial purposes. Descriptive notes, grouped according to geographical areas, comment on styles of decoration, manufacturing processes, and ethnological characteristics. A shorter section of the book includes detailed information on Arab and Persian arms (maces, battle axes, matchlock guns, bows and arrows, etc.) and Japanese armor. Students of Far Eastern arms and armor as well as enthusiasts of military history will welcome this comprehensive reference. 350 halftones and line illustrations. 350 halftones and line illustrations.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION BY H. RUSSELL ROBINSONNOTE BY COLONEL YULE ON THE TRANSLITERATION AND SPELLING OF INDIAN WORDSINTRODUCTIONA SKETCH OF THE MILITARY HISTORY OF INDIA. CHAPTER I. FROM THE EARLIEST INVASIONS TO THE CONQUEST OF BABER CHAPTER II. FROM BABER TO THE DEATH OF AURUNGZEBE CHAPTER III. FROM THE DEATH OF AURUNGZEBE TO THE FALL OF THE MOGUL EMPIRE CHAPTR IV. FROM THE FALL OF THE MOGUL EMPIRE TO THE END OF THE FIRST BURMESE WAR"DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF INDIAN ARMS, WITH INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON STYLES OF DECORATION, PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE, AND ETHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS."I. "DECORATION APPLIED TO INDIAN ARMS, AND PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE" A. DECORATION B. PROCESSES OF MANUFACTUREII. "CATALOGUE OF THE ARMS IN THE INDIA MUSEUM, WITH NOTES ON THE DIFFERENT RACES AND TRIBES INHABITING INDIA AND THE ADJACENT COUNTRIES" GROUP I. ABORIGINAL AND NON-ARYAN TRIBES OF CENTRAL INDIA AND THE AND A MAN ISLANDS GROUPS II. AND III. ABORIGINAL AND DRAVIDIAN RACES OF SOUTHERN INDIA GROUP IV. HILL TRIBES OF ASSAM AND THE NORTH-EAST FRONTIER "GROUP V. BRITISH AND NATIVE BURMA, AND SIAM" GROUP VI. MALAYAN PENINSULA AND THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO GROUP VII. NEPAL GROUP VIII. THE RAJPUTS GROUP IX. PART I. THE MAHRATTAS PART II. MAHOMEDAN ARMS OF THE DECCAN AND MYSORE GROUP X. NORTH-WESTERN INDIA PART. I. THE PUNJAB PART II. SIND "GROUP XI. NORTH-WEST FRONTIER, AFGHANISTAN, PERSIA, CHINA &c." GROUP XII. ARMS USED FOR ATHLETIC AND SACRIFICIAL PURPOSES GROUP XII. ARTILLERY GROUP XII. ARAB ARMS"CATALOGUE OF PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL ARMOUR AND WEAPONS FORMED BY LORD EGERTON OF TATTON, NOW AT TATTON PART" "PART I. PERSIAN AND INDIAN ARMS, ARMOUR, SHIELDS, SWORDS, KNIVES AND DAGGERS, MACES AND AXES, SPEARS, BOWS AND ARROWS, ACCOUTREMENTS" "PART II. JAPANESE ARMOUR, &c." "PART III. ARAB ARMS, &c."INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.1.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 0-486-14713-4 / 0486147134
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-14713-0 / 9780486147130