When the painting comes to our rescue

Jim McDougall · 11th June 2011, 05:31 AM

Understood Dom

Naturally it is the 'real'weapons that I remember collecting (back in the day

and of course I could not possibly relate to a copy of a weapon....and gladly accepted well worn old warriors which were what I could afford, but they were the real deal.
And who wouldnt want the real thing in art to display along with the real weapon! But realistically, only those with substantial resources can often afford fine arts in paintings and or weapons. For purposes of study and research, all I was saying was that it was not really necessary to own the actual painting to utilize the pictures elements for identification, and copies or photos would suffice.
Through the years often books I needed for research were considered rare or hard to find, and horribly expensive when found. All I needed was to check some information and make a few notes, therefore I simply put my librarian to work and borrowed these for the time required. If I was collecting books, then perhaps I would pay the money for a first printing, 1st edition...but this was research, not collecting.

You are absolutely right though..we all have our own priorities and values, and I feel very lucky to be able to vicariously enjoy the magnificent things everyone shares here!!! I am most grateful for your kind contributions here too, as for me the learning is the treasure.

All the very best,
Jim

Dom · 11th June 2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

For purposes of study and research, all I was saying was that it was not really necessary to own the actual painting to utilize the pictures elements for identification, and copies or photos would suffice.
Through the years often books I needed for research were considered rare or hard to find, and horribly expensive when found. All I needed was to check some information and make a few notes, therefore I simply put my librarian to work and borrowed these for the time required.

YES Jim
I totally agree with you

I have a computer file for each type of weapons that come home ...

in fact, for each item of my collectionS .... I have 3

- Islamic edged weapons
- Islamic rosaries (semi-precious stones)
- Islamic talismanic bowls (also called, medicine bowls)
in this file, there are "doc" and "jpg",
whenever I find something pertinent I add,
I'm even shots computer screen when I can't extract a pic, or a doc

definitively, we are in the same track

all the best

à +

Dom

11th June 2011, 05:31 AM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Understood Dom Naturally it is the 'real'weapons that I remember collecting (back in the day and of course I could not possibly relate to a copy of a weapon....and gladly accepted well worn old warriors which were what I could afford, but they were the real deal. And who wouldnt want the real thing in art to display along with the real weapon! But realistically, only those with substantial resources can often afford fine arts in paintings and or weapons. For purposes of study and research, all I was saying was that it was not really necessary to own the actual painting to utilize the pictures elements for identification, and copies or photos would suffice. Through the years often books I needed for research were considered rare or hard to find, and horribly expensive when found. All I needed was to check some information and make a few notes, therefore I simply put my librarian to work and borrowed these for the time required. If I was collecting books, then perhaps I would pay the money for a first printing, 1st edition...but this was research, not collecting. You are absolutely right though..we all have our own priorities and values, and I feel very lucky to be able to vicariously enjoy the magnificent things everyone shares here!!! I am most grateful for your kind contributions here too, as for me the learning is the treasure. All the very best, Jim