Samurai heraldry / Stephen Turnbull ; illustrated by Angus McBride.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turnbull, Stephen, author.

Contributor:

McBride, Angus, illustrator.

Series:

Elite series ; 82.

Elite Series ; 82

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Standards, Military--Japan.

Standards, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; Long Island City, New York : Osprey Publishing, 2002.

Summary:

The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of leading warlords. While not regulated in the Western sense, Japanese heraldry developed as a series of widely followed practices, while remaining flexible enough to embrace constant innovation. Scores of examples, in monochrome and full colour, illustrate this fascinating

Contents:

Cover; Title; Contents; The Functions of Heraldry; The Use of the Mon; Early Heraldry; 14th-15th Century Heraldry; 15th-16th Century Heraldry: The Rise of the Daimyo; 'Great' and 'Lesser' Standards; The Standard Bearer in Battle; Religious Symbolism in Heraldry; Heraldry and the Tokugawa Shoguns; The Plates; Related Titles; Imprint

Notes:

Includes index.

"Transferred to digital print on demand 2010"--Title page verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 20, 2018).

ISBN:

9781782000440

1782000445

9781782000143

1782000143

OCLC:

843342429