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3rd November 2013, 07:04 PM | #1 |
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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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4th November 2013, 01:59 PM | #3 |
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What is also astonishing is that all these weapons have been at one time in the possession of Robert Hales, bought and sold by him in basically an open market; although some have ended up in museums.
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5th November 2013, 02:16 AM | #5 | |
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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. |
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5th November 2013, 09:12 AM | #6 | |
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I am not familiar with Bashir Muhammed's book , what sort of geographical area and time period does it cover please ? |
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5th November 2013, 01:27 PM | #7 |
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The title of this book is: "The Arts of the Muslim Knight". it covers Islamic arms from 8 to about 18 century. See the description and reviews on Amazon.
As Ariel mentioned, this is a serious book with great research, items and pictures. |
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Thanks for that , I think I shall buy it |
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