Steffieeee Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 Hi. Seems to be a slow moving part of the site.. Can anyone recommend any really good books on Jap Armour? development, constructions etc. ta Stef Quote
Justin Grant Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 If you want a serious set of books, Sasama-san has the best books, in my opinion. Pricey, but some of the best. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 Stef, serious question but do you read French or Japanese? Quote
Guest Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 Hi Stef, My go to online resource book is by Ian Bottomley and Dave Thatcher https://issuu.com/davethatcher/docs/the_samurai_armour_glossary_2013_v2 1 Quote
Guest Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 Cheers Ken, Can't go far wrong with Ian, the greatest living Yorkshireman (So he tells me) and Curator Emeritus of the Oriental Collections of the Royal Armouries; and Dave, who I am told, is fond of eating Urushi (That might be Sushi), but with him, who can tell........... Quote
Steffieeee Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Posted March 17, 2020 Thanks guys. Justin is Sasama-san an author? Piers, no Japanese, French almost especially after a bottle of Pastis. What I find fascinating here is both the total conformity of all these designs, yet the variety and the imagination at the same time. I've had Tibetan lamellar and Chinese Szechuan armours, and it's really interesting to see the relationship Japanese stuff has with all of those around it. As far as I know using the hanbo and menpo seems fairly unique Quote
DaveT Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 For the non Japanese or French reader?My advice is to buy as many and you can. Museum Catalogues are okay, but not the best thing, so I will discount these books for now. Yet they hold many treasures.1. Arms & Armour of the SamuraiIan Bottomley and Jock Hopson, plus anything with Ian's Name on it.2. Watanabe Collection / The Do / Kabuto in productionTrevor Absolon, love him or hate him he has produced and is producing some very weighty books packed full of information.I haven't seen anything to equal them yet for content.3. Japanese Armour Society JAS Magazine - OngoingFour magazines a year with a partial translation and year book containing translations from the Japanese experts and that french bloke Burowoy.(I'm banned from the JAS for being a hurtful psychopath so haven't seen a copy now for some time). 1 Quote
Steffieeee Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Posted March 17, 2020 Thanks Dave. Yes I just bought the absolon book based on someone else's recommendation. Will investigate the others Quote
lonely panet Posted March 18, 2020 Report Posted March 18, 2020 I have book one for sale soon if your interested Quote
Jean Posted March 18, 2020 Report Posted March 18, 2020 Bob Burawoy has written several books of which the last one is about the Stibbert Museum Armour 2 Quote
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