Title: Oriental ArmourClassic and interesting book from Robinson that puts Japanese armour in a more asian perspective.
Title: Japanese Arms & ArmorOne of the early great introductory texts in English, lavishly illustrated with (among others) pieces from the Stibbert Collection in Florence and the Museo Orientale in Venice.
Title: A short history of Japanese armour
Author: H. Russell Robinson
Publisher: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1965
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures and line drawings
Other: 45 pages, 18.5 cm, by 27 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen
ID: B0151
This is a classic. Since then off course more elaborated works have been published, but you just must admire the pioneering work of these early researchers like H.R. Robinson.
