Arms & armour of India, Nepal & Sri Lanka : types, decoration and symbolism / Ravinder Reddy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reddy, Ravinder, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armor--India.

Armor.

Weapons--India.

Weapons.

Armor--Nepal.

Weapons--Nepal.

Armor--Sri Lanka.

Weapons--Sri Lanka.

Armor--Pictorial works.

Weapons--Pictorial works.

India.

Sri Lanka.

Nepal.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

376 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Arms and armour of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka : types, decoration and symbolism

Place of Publication:

London : Hali Publications, [2018]

Summary:

An introduction and overview to the arms and armor of the Indian region. The book is designed for easy use with pull out details from objects and timelines, maps and explanations of design details. Arms & Armour Of India, Nepal & Sri Lanka is a very visually-driven and broad-based introduction to the unique world of arms and armor of the Indian region, encompassing India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, areas with strong martial traditions. It provides an overview of types of arms and armor, with extensive geographical and historical context with many illustrated maps, their decoration and methods of adornment, as well as the iconographic and religious symbology. A unique and valuable feature of the book is an illustrated glossary. It is specifically designed to suit the needs of anyone wanting to familiarize themselves with this topic and the region. It can serve as a reference for the novice collector, and as an image resource for experts. This would include anyone interested in arms and armor in general, antique dealers, museums, general art market, educators, and of course, collectors. There has been increased interest in both collecting and scholarship regarding Indic arms and armor. Nearly every major auction on Indian and Islamic material tends to include arms and armor.

Contents:

Introduction

Terra Indica

Warfare in the early centuries

History: The essentials

Steel, trade and distant influences

Arms

Armour

Tribal arms and armour

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Decoration

Symbolism

Extraordinary exemplars

Illustrated glossary

Resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781898113850

1898113858

OCLC:

1079206190