Art of Armor: Samurai Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012.
First Edition. Hardcover.
A catalog of 120 works of art from the samurai armor collection of the of the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller family that display strong sculptural qualities. Included are suits of armor, helmets, masks, and horse armor, dating from the twelfth to the nineteenth century. Also included are essays written by scholars and specialists providing a sociohistorical context for the objects in the collection giving an overview of the development and construction of samurai armor, the development of samurai culture, the roles of women, castle architecture, horse armor, changing warfare, and bushido (the way of the warrior).
Table of Contents:
- Foreword by Stephanie Martin
- Collector’s Story by Gabriel Barbier-Mueller
- Interview with Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller
- Introduction: Japanese Armor Deconstructed by Morihiro Ogawa
- Timeline
- Map
- The Warrior in Japanese History by John Stevenson
- The Roles of Women of the Samurai Class by Sachiko Hari
- Armor of Wood and Stone: Castles of the Samurai by Stephen Turnbull
- Kawari Kabuto: Helmets “Transformed by John Anderson
- Horse Accoutrements and Mounted Warfare by Ian Bottomley
- Arms and Armor from the Kofun Period to the Introduction of Firearms by Thom Richardson
- Japanese Arms and Armor after 1600 by Gregory Irvine
- Bushido: The Way of the Warrior by Eric Meulien
- Catalog: Helmets, Masks, Suits of Armor, Textiles and Accessories, Weaponry and Battle, Horse Accoutrements, The Mori Ensemble
- Components of an Armor
- Glossary
- Supplemental Catalog Information
- Scientific Committee
ISBN: 9780300176360
10-1/4 x 12-1/4”, slate gray cloth, brown endpapers, 359pp, 300 color illustrations.
Bound upside down, bumping to rear lower corner of rear board, a bit of roughing to extreme outer edges of rear endpapers at same corner, else fine in near fine rubbed dust wrapper with a bit of creasing to top-edge, in protective mylar.
The book is large and heavy and may require additional postal charges. Please contact us for a quote on shipping cost to your locale. Shipping to international destinations will likely be over $100.
Price: $190.00