Türckische Cammer in Dresden

ariel · 15th April 2010, 11:59 AM

I got the book. Gorgeous thing. But I was disappointed: virtually all swords show only handles and fragments of scabbards. Only a couple of daggers and only one saber ( a gorgeous Tatar one!) show full blades. It is more an art book than a sword one.
Also, interestingly, the blades are very clean, well polished but none are etched. Most of them must be wootz-y, but nobody bothered to reveal the pattern. Was it a philosophy of the museum or just naivete?

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15th April 2010, 11:59 AM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I got the book. Gorgeous thing. But I was disappointed: virtually all swords show only handles and fragments of scabbards. Only a couple of daggers and only one saber ( a gorgeous Tatar one!) show full blades. It is more an art book than a sword one. Also, interestingly, the blades are very clean, well polished but none are etched. Most of them must be wootz-y, but nobody bothered to reveal the pattern. Was it a philosophy of the museum or just naivete?