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13th November 2005, 02:16 AM
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There are really a lot of new books on eastern arms and armor that were recently published in russian. Reprint "Tsarskoe selo collection", "state armory collection (oruzheinaja palata)", "great steppe" and "weapons of the ancient east", to name a few...
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15th November 2005, 06:51 AM
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Rivkin, What do you mean by the last two titles? Never heard of them. Can you give more precise info and where to get them? |
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15th November 2005, 04:59 PM
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The biggest "weapons-oriented" publishing house in russia:
http://www.atlant-tpg.ru/sto.html "Weapons of the ancient east", Gorelik http://books.j5.ru/tov/orugie-drevne...ie-iv-v-do-n-e Mongols ... by Gorelik http://www.neobook.ru/showtov.asp?Cat_id=51476 The first one, ancient east, I've got and you are welcome to borrow it, if you like. Concerning buying them from Russia, I usually just use people I know and ask them to bring book or two on their next visit. |
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24th November 2005, 09:06 PM
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Gentlemen,
I acquired Jacob's book when it was published and have read it thoroughly. In its favor, it is broad in its coverage and contains images of some fine examples. Unfortunately, the text is not especially informative and provides no new data regarding Islamic arms. For these reasons it has been suggested that it is of more use to non-French speakers than anyone else. Regarding steppe peoples, Gorelik's work is genuinely impressive. I highly recommend him to anyone interested in this area. Sincerely, Ham |
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