Title: The Samurai : Recreated in Colour PhotographsHistory book about the samurai where the huge amount of pictures, taken from re-enactments and festivals in Japan are clearly the main attraction.
Title: Samurai - Arms - Armor - Costume
Author: Mitsuo Kure
Publisher: Chartwell Books Inc., 2007
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 208 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover
Topics: History, Samurai
ID: B0304
This book shows the history and development clothing, armor and weaponry of the samurai warrior class using reenactors. Almost 50 costumes are shown, including a line drawing with the different names. The armors uses are replicas.
Title: Samurai An Illustrated History
Author: Mitsuo Kure
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2002
ISBN: 0-8048-3287-0
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 192 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover
Topics: History, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings, Samurai
ID: B0302
Nice general samurai overview book with several armors, re-enactors and drawings. The picture on the cover is rather famous as it illustrates that by the time that photography became available, many ‘samurai’ did not know anymore how to put on an armor properly. The sode are reversed…
