Vincenzo Clarizia

Broschiertes Buch

Ancient Weapons of Oman. Volume 1: Edged Weapons

Beschreibung

Omani men carried personal weapons until relatively recently. Swords and daggers were part of daily life attire and are still worn in social events. This book describes all the main types of Omani edged weapons, their origin, structure and accessories, with supporting illustrations and references to examples from museums and private collections.

Autor

Vincenzo Clarizia is a collector of ancient weapons from all over the world. He started being interested in ancient weapons before he was twenty, studying, restoring and collecting edged weapons and firearms from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Since 1996, he approached the study of Japanese swords in both their technical and practical aspects. He is currently practicing Japanese sword martial arts Iaido, Battodo and Katori Shinto Ryu, and he restores and collects Japanese blades and armours. He was also consultant for the National Museum of Oman, for which he assessed, catalogued and described its large collections of edged weapons, firearms and cannons.

Produktdetails

• The Archaeological Heritage of Oman
• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 297mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 842g
• ISBN-13: 9781803270302
• ISBN-10: 1803270306
• Artikelnr.: 65320501