Title: A glossary of the construction, decoration and use of arms and armor in all countries and in all times, together with some closely related subjects Author: George Cameron Stone Publisher: Jack Brussel, 1961 (1934) Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures, and line drawings Other: 694 pages, 28.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover Topics:History, Katchū ID: B0269
A classic work. Fabulous overview of all kinds of arms and armor form all over the world. Originally published in 1934, it remains one of the best overview works written on this topic. This is the version of 1961. Wikipedia entry of George Cameron Stone: entry.
Title: Legend in Japanese art : a description of historical episodes, legendary characters, folk-lore myths, religious symbolism, illustrated in the arts of old Japan Author: Henri L. Joly Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1967 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures, few color pictures Other: 823 pages, 29 cm by 23 cm, hardcover Topics:History ID: B0268
A classic work. Originally published in 1908 (see later), this remains one of the monumental works written on Japan, together with the Ko-ji hō-ten by V. F. Weber (B0178) and Dictionnaire D’Histoire Et De Geographie Du Japon by E. Papinot (B0792). Many other topics besides armour.
Title: Shumi no katchū Author: Yoshihiko Sasama Publisher: Yūzankaku, 1967 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white drawings, few Black and white pictures Other: 286 pages, 26.5 cm by 19.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō ID: B0267
One of the many books of Yoshihiko Sasama, richly illustrated with line drawings (and a few B&W pictures).
Title: Kabuto no mikata : zunari kabuto kō Author: Seiichi Asanao Publisher: Yūzankaku Shuppan, 1988 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color pictures Other: 189 pages, 26 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover Topics:Documents, Kabuto, Paintings ID: B0266
This is the standard work on the evolution zunari kabuto and how they relate to other helmet types. This is the softcover edition. A hardcover edition also exist (B0265).
Title: Kabuto no mikata : zunari kabuto kō Author: Seiichi Asanao Publisher: Yūzankaku Shuppan, 1976 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color pictures Other: 189 pages, 26 cm by 18.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Documents, Kabuto, Paintings ID: B0265
This is the standard work on the evolution zunari kabuto and how they relate to other helmet types. This is the hardcover edition. A softcover edition also exist (B0266).
Although the quality of the pictures could be much better, the book gives a nice view on the armours that were mainly held at the time of publication in the Nagano area. There is no detailed description of the armours. The back of the book contains some reprints of an armour newsletter of Nagano branch of the armour society.
Exhibition catalog for what must have been an amazing armour exhibition in the Tokyo National Museum in 1976. A bigger book was published in 1977 (see B0019).
Title: Nihon jōdai no katchū Author: Masao Suenaga Publisher: Sōgensha, 1944 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 411+12+26+115 pages, 27.5 cm by 20.5 cm, hardcover ID: B0262
The Nihon jōdai is a monumental book from 1944, completely dedicated to the old, pre-Heian, armours of Japan. It includes also study reproductions. Masao Suenaga is one of the handful armour researchers that people still talk about with a lot of respect. In 1981, the book was bundled with Nihon jōdai no buki (1941) in a fabulous bookset, see B0206.
Old exhibition catalog with a nice selection on armours, swords, tsuba, spears, arrow etc… Interesting to see what was already more then 100 years ago in European collections. Limited to 250.
Title: Samurai Author: Bas J. Verberk, Edward de Bock Publisher: Wereldmuseum Publishers, 2012 Language: English and Dutch Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 332 pages, 27.5 cm by 24 cm, hardcover ID: B0260
Very beautiful exhibition catalog from an amazing exhibition held in 2012 in the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam. Not only a very nice selection of kabuto and armours, but also an important collection of nobori is highlighted. Contains some of the best armour photography.
Title: A glossary of the construction, decoration and use of arms and armor in all countries and in all times, together with some closely related subjects
Title: Legend in Japanese art : a description of historical episodes, legendary characters, folk-lore myths, religious symbolism, illustrated in the arts of old Japan
Title: Shumi no katchū
Title: Kabuto no mikata : zunari kabuto kō
Title: Kabuto no mikata : zunari kabuto kō
Title: Nihon katchū meihin shū
Title: Nihon no buki bugu
Title: Nihon jōdai no katchū
Title: Arms and armour of old Japan
Title: Samurai