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Originally Posted by Horsa
Great thanks for alerting me. I will definitely order a copy.
I have two books like this. "Arts of the Muslim Knight" and also the Khalili Collection book. Any thoughts on how this one will compare?
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Don't have the Khalili's one.
But Bashir Muhammed's book is a different kettle of fish: it is a serious book about weapons as weapons, whereas the Hales' one is about weapons as objects of art. The former one has a multitude of simple, damaged and worn-out examples without any decorations. The latter one stresses the intact and heavily embellished beauty.
Different strokes for different folks.