WEAPONS

EHE DIE GEWEHRE KAMEN. TRADITIONELLE WAFFEN IN AFRIKA.

Agthe, Johanna. et al.

312 pp.; 149 b/w illus., 6 maps, biblio.. Series: Roter Faden zur Austellung 8. Monograph on African weapons. Text: German. Exh. cat. Ethnology Museum, Frankfurt, 1985. Pbk.

WAFFEN AUS ZENTRAL-AFRIKA.

Agthe, Johanna.; Strauss, Karin.

388 pp.; 341 b/w illus., tables, 1 folded map, biblio.. Series: Afrika-Sammlung 2. Monograph on weapons from Central Africa kept at the Ethnographic Museum, Frankfurt. Text: German & English. Frankfurt, 1985. Hbk.

ISLAMIC ARMS AND ARMOR IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.

Alexander, David G.; Pyhrr, Stuart W.; Kwiatkowski, Will.

336 pp.; 126 weapons illus., mostly in colour, maps, index, biblio.. New York, 2015. Cloth.

IRON ANCESTORS.

KRIS SAJEN, KRIS MAJAPAHIT AND RELATED OBJECTS.

Alkema, Theo (text); Grishaaver, Ben (photography); Sirag, Karel (line drawings).

222 pp.; 288 colour photographs, 27 b/w drawings, glossary, biblio.. Text: English. Leiden, 2010. Cloth. Standard work.

DE SAMURAI

JAPANSE KRIJGSLIEDEN, HUN ZWAARDEN EN ZWAARDSIERADEN.

Angel, J.C. (Et. al.).

104 pp.; c.200 b/w illus., glossary, map, bibliography. Text: Dutch. Exh. catalogue National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, 1983. Pbk. Cover slightly damaged.

ARROWS, QUIVERS, BOWS FROM AFRICA.

Beek, Aart van.

104 pp.; c.500 illus., (detailed) maps, bibliography. Text: English. Harderwijk, 2023. Hbk. Translated from the Dutch edition of 2018 but supplemented with new sets of weapons.

INDONESIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS. PICTORIAL ATLAS.

Bezemer, T.J. (Introduction).

212 pp.; 245 b/w illus. on plaiting, weaving, batik, bamboo, statues, brass, iron, gold, silver, keris and wayang. Captions in Dutch, English, French, and German. Amsterdam, n.d. (c.1931). Extended English edition. Hbk.

INDONESISCHE KUNSTNIJVERHEID, PLATENATLAS.

Bezemer, T.J. (Introduction).

170 pp.; 245 b/w illus. on plaiting, weaving, batik, bamboo, statues, brass, iron, gold and silver, wayang, keris, etc.. Introductory text in Dutch. Captions in Dutch, English, French, & German. The Hague, n.d. [c.1940?]. Hbk.

BUDAYA INDONESIA.

KUNST EN CULTUUR IN INDONESIË/ ARTS AND CRAFTS IN INDONESIA.

Brakel, J.H. van. Et al.

280 pp.; 359 b/w and colour illus., 5 essays, maps. This book describes and depicts part of the Indonesia collection of the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam. Especially strong on metal, stone, woodcarvings, keris and other weapons, pottery, lacquer etc..Text: English & Dutch. Exh. cat. Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, 1987. Pbk.

HEROES, GODS AND GUARDIANS. HILTS AND KERIS OF INDONESIA. HUNTINGTON MILLER COLLECTION.

Carpenter, Bruce W.

164 pp.; 130 colour plates of (mainly) Keris hilts and Keris, 12 text illus., map, biblio.. Leiden/Singapore, 2021. Hbk.

JAPANESE SWORDFURNITURE.

COLLECTION OF THE LATE GENERAL J.C. PABST.

Daalen, J. van.

80 pp.; 61 b/w illus., glossary, map, biblio.. Sales cat. van Stockum's Antiquariaat, The Hague, 1956. Stapled.

BLANKE WAPENS UIT DE GORDEL VAN SMARAGD.

OVERZICHT VAN DE SLAG- EN STEEKWAPENS AFKOMSTIG UIT DE IND. ARCHIPEL EN ZIJN INVLOEDSSFEER.

Dieles, J.G.

124 pp.; c.150 b/w photographs and drawings of weapons from the Indonesian Archipelago throughout, bibliography. Text: Dutch. Amsterdam, 1980. Pbk.

CHARLES KNAUD'S KERIS. THE OLDEST DATED KERIS IN THE WORLD.

LEGEND-HISTORY-ICONOGRAPHY-METALLURGY.

Duuren, David van.

39 pp.; 15 illustrations. Leiden, 2022. Pbk.

KRISSEN. EEN BEREDENEERDE BIBLIOGRAFIE.

Duuren, David van.

118 pp.. Annotated bibliography on the keris. Text: Dutch. Amsterdam, 1998. Pbk.

GESCHIEDENIS EN ALGEMEEN OVERZICHT VAN DE INDONESISCHE WAPENSMEEDKUNST.

Engel, J. (Ed.).

111 pp.; b/w photographs and drawings throughout. Monograph on the Kris. Abridged Dutch text based on Volume V of Jaspers and Pirngadie: Inlandsche Kunstnijverheid in Nederlandsch Indië (1930). Amsterdam, 1980. Pbk.

DIE KUNST DER SAMURAI. ERSTES EUROPÄISCHES SYMPOSIUM. DEUTSCHES KLINGENMUSEUM, SOLINGEN.

Eschbaum, H.J.; Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen.

101 pp.; IV colour plates, c.50 in b/w., map, chronology, bibliography. Text: German and English. Solingen: Deutsches Klingenmuseum, 1984. Hbk.

KIPINGA. THROWING BLADES OF CENTRAL AFRICA.

Felix, Marc L.

208 pp.; 97 duotone illus., two maps in the text, 1 two-colour foldout map, biblio.. Text: German & English. München, 1991. Cloth, in slipcase.

AFRIKANISCHE WAFFEN. MESSER-DOLCHE-SCHWERTER-BEILE-WURFWAFFEN.

Fischer, Werner; Zirngibl, Manfred A.

202 pp.; 367 illus., map, biblio.. Text: German & English. Important monograph on African weapons. Passau, 1978. Cloth. Dustjacket slightly damaged.

THE KRIS - MYSTIC WEAPON OF THE MALAY WORLD.

Frey, Edward.

144 pp.; 39 b/w figs., 104 colour illus., maps, index, biblio.. Series: Images of Asia. Selangor, 2003 (1986). Hbk.

KERIS AND OTHER MALAY WEAPONS. (Photocopy of the 1936 edition).

Gardner, G. B.

138 pp.; 91 b/w illus., glossary, bibliography. Amsterdam, 1992. Hbk. This is a PHOTOCOPY of the 1936 edition!

KRIS GLI INVINCIBILI/THE INVINCIBLE KRISES.

Ghiringhelli, Vanna and Mario.

142 pp.; 103 colour illus. of Kris and Krishandles. Text in Italian and English. Milano, 1991. Pbk.

DAMASCO D'ORO, DAMASCO D'ARGENTO. ARMI E ARMATURA DELLA COLLEZIONE GHIRINGHELLI.

GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCUS. THE GHIRINGHELLI ARMS AND ARMOUR COLLECTION.

Ghiringhelli, Vanna.; Briccola, Marco.

206 pp.; c.300 colour illus., of mostly weapons (and shields and helmets) from Persia, India, Qatar, Nepal, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, The Philippines, Tibet, Burma, and more. Text in Italian and English. Glossary, bibliography. Milano, 2023. Hbk.

SHOGUN. KUNSTSCHÄTZE UND LEBENSSTIL EINES JAPANISCHEN FÜRSTEN DER SHOGUN-ZEIT.

Goepper, Roger; Oishi, Shinzaburo; Tokugawa, Yoshinobu.

292 pp.; 273 colour plates, map, chronology, glossary, index. Text: German. Exh. cat. Haus der Kunst, München, 1984. Pbk.

SUN TZU. DE KUNST VAN HET OORLOGVOEREN.

Griffith, Samuel B.

272 pp.; illus., index, biblio.. Text: Dutch. Kerkdriel, 2008. Hbk.

ISLAMIC AND ORIENTAL ARMS AND ARMOUR. A LIFETIME'S PASSION.

Hales, Robert.

400 pp.; 850 colour and 150 b/w illus., glossary, index. bibliography. London, 2013. Cloth.

KERIS.

Hamzuri

63 pp.; c.100 b/w and colour illus. of Keris throughout, 1 map. Text: Indonesian and English. Jakarta, 1988 (1984). Pbk.

PETUNJUK SINGKAT TENTANG KERIS.

Hamzuri.

128 pp.; c.250 illus., glossary. Text: Indonesian. Jakarta, 1983 (1973). Pbk. Reprint.

KERIS FOR THE WORLD 2010/KERIS UNTUK DUNIA.

Hardi, H. et al..

389 pp.; c.200 colour plates of kris, biblio.. Text: Indonesian. Jakarta, 2010. Cloth, in slipcase.

ENSIKLOPEDI BUDAYA NASIONAL. KERIS DAN SENJATA TRADISIONAL INDONESIA LAINNYA.

Harsrinuksmo, Bambang.; S. Lumintu.

239 pp.; c.350 illus. throughout, maps, index, bibliography. Text in Indonesian. Jakarta, 1988. Hbk. Standard work on the Indonesian Keris.

KERIS JAWA ANTARA MISTIK DAN NALAR.

Haryoguritno, Haryono.

424 pp.; c.750 illus., mostly in colour, glossary, bibliography. Text: Indonesian. Jakarta, 2007. Hbk. Dustjacket slightly damaged.

FIGHTING TECHNIQUES OF THE ORIENTAL WORLD.

Haskew, Michael E. et al..

256 pp.; c.500 illus., index, biblio.. New York, 2008. Cloth.

GAI SHO SHI. (English ed.).

STUDY COLLECTION OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS.

Haynes, Robert.

236 pp.; 189 objects illus., biblio.. Text: English. Ellwangen, 2010. Hbk.

GAI SHO SHI. (German ed.).

THE ROBERT E. HAYNES STUDY COLLECTION OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS. [Tsuba].

Haynes, Robert.

179 pp.; 189 objects illustrations throughout, mainly on Tsuba. List of 179 signatures, bibliography. Text: German. Ellwangen, 2010. Hbk.

KODOGU.

Heckmann, Günther.

264 pp.; 200 colour illus. of Menuki, Fuchi-Kashira, Kozuka and Kogai. Text in Japanese, English and German. biblio.. Nürtingen, 1996. Hardcover.

KERIS INDONESIA. ESTETIKA DAN MAKNA FILOSOFI.

INDONESIAN KERIS: AESTHETIC AN PHILOSOPHICAL MEANING.

Hidayat, M.M. (Et al..).

224 pp.; c.75 kerisses illus. in colour, with their sheaths. Introductory text in Indonesian, the captions are also in English. Yogyajarta, 2013. Hbk.

THE KERIS AND OTHER MALAY WEAPONS. (Incl: Keris types and terms by Geoffrey Hodgson).

Hill, A.H.

98 pp.; 8 b/w line figs., glossary, biblio.. Singapore, 1970 (1956). Pbk.

KERIS. DAYA MAGIC-MANFAAT-TUAH-MISTERI.

Hudoyo Doyodipuro, Ki.

419 pp.; c.300 b/w and colour illus. throughout. Text: Indonesian. Semarang: Dahara Prize, 2002. (1997). Hbk. Revised edition.

KERIS. POWER AND IDENTITY.

Izuan Fadzli, Mohammad.; Hariz Ahmad Kamal.; Deejay Daxter A. Albert.

228 pp.; c.300 colour illustrations throughout (94 Keris illustrated), index, bibliography. Exh. Catalogue Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, 2022. Hbk.

COURT ARTS OF INDONESIA.

Jessup, Helen Ibbitson.

288 pp.; 225 illus., 140 in full colour, glossary, chronology, index, bibliography. New York, 1990. Hbk.

SHOSANKENSHU: LIST OF NAMES, KAKIHAN COLLECTED FROM SWORD-MOUNTS.

Joly, Henri.

Unpaginated. Index. 2,900 names of artists in both Japanese & Romaji. London, 1963. Hbk. Former Library copy. A list of names that appear on Japanese swords, reproduced in facsimile from Joly's 1919 hand-written original.

DER KERIS. IM MAGISCHEN WELTBILD/KI SUDAMALA.

Kerner, Martin.

128 pp.; 37 b/w illus., biblio.. Text: German. Two texts combined into one book. Kirchdorf, 1995. Pbk.

KERIS-GRIFFE AUS DEM MALAYISCHEN ARCHIPEL.

Kerner, Martin.

74 pp.; 70 illus., mostly in colour, biblio.. Text: German. Exh. catalogue on Kris Hilts in the Rietberg Museum, Zürich, 1996. Hbk.

FABULEUSES TSUBA JAPONAISES. Collection Docteur Walter A. Compton.

L'Arcade Chaumet.

24 pp.; 20 colour illus., map. Text: French. 1976. Stapled.

BUSHIDO.

LE SABRE ET LA PINCEAU.

Marval, Gaspard de.

120 pp.; c.150 colour illus., biblio.. Text: French. Exh. cat. Musée militaire vaudois, Châuteau de Morges. Vaudois, 2005. Pbk.

LE MONDE DU KRIS. INDONÉSIE-MALAISIE-PHILIPPINES.

Marval, Gaspard de.

51 pp.; 61 b/w & colour illus. of keris and keris hilts, bibliography. Text: French. Exh. catalogue, Morges, 1997. Pbk.

CATALOGO DE ARMAS Y ARTEFACTOS DE LAS ISLAS DEL OCEANO PACIFICO CENTRAL Y AUSTRALIA DEL MUSEO DE MADRID.

Mellen, Francisco; Zamarron, Carmen.

94 pp.; 51 b/w and 9 colour illus., 8 maps & tables, biblio.. Monograph on Pacific weapons. Text: Spanish. Madrid, 1993. Pbk.

THE ARTS OF THE MUSLIM KNIGHT.

THE FURUSIYYA ART FOUNDATION COLLECTION.

Mohamed, Bashir.

432 pp.; 569 colour illus., index, biblio.. Milan, 2008. Cloth.

L'ART DES CHEVALIERS EN PAYS D'ISLAM. COLLECTION DE LA FURUSIYYA ART FOUNDATION.

Mohamed, Bashir. (Ed.).

418 pp.; 393 illus., biblio.. Text: French. Milan, 2007. Cloth.

KERIS BALI BERSEJARAH. NEKA ART MUSEUM.

Pande Wayan Suteja Neka; Basuki Teguh Yuwono.

321 pp.; c.500 unnumbered colour illus., glossary, index, biblio.. Text: Indonesian. Ubud, 2010. Hbk.

AFRIKANISCHE SCHILDE, GRAPHISCHE KUNSTWERKE AUS DEM SCHWARZEN ERDTEIL/

AFRICAN SHIELDS, GRAPHIC ART OF THE BLACK CONTINENT.

Plaschke, Dieter.; Zirngibl, Manfred A.

138 pp.; 180 colour illus., 40 in b/w., index, biblio..Text: German & English, Munich, 1992. Hbk.

INLEIDING TOT EEN BESTUDEERING VAN DE JAVAANSCHE KRIS.

Rassers, W.H.

59 pp. + 3 tables with 14 b/w illus. of Kris. Series: Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, afd. Letterkunde. Nieuwe reeks, Deel 1, No. 8. Text: Dutch. OFFPRINT. Amsterdam, 1938. Pbk.

THE ARTS OF THE JAPANESE SWORD.

Robinson, B.W.

110 pp. text + 108 plates, 6 in colour, with numerous illus., text illus. throughout, bibliography. Series: The Arts of the East. London, 1961. Cloth. No dustjacket.

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INDONESIAN, FILIPINO & MALAY EDGED WEAPONS.

Rogers, T.D.

496 pp.; 4458 entries, 100 illus.. Leiden, 2015. Hbk. Standard work.

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INDONESIAN, FILIPINO & MALAY EDGED WEAPONS. (Paperback edition).

Rogers, T.D.

495 pp.; 4455 entries, 100 illus.. Leiden, 2015. Pbk. Standard work.

THE CUTTING EDGE.

WEST CENTRAL AFRICAN 19TH CENTURY THROWING KNIVES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY - LEIDEN.

Schmidt, A.M.; Westerdijk, P.

112 pp.; 83 throwing knives illustrated in colour, 12 b/w 19th century field photographs, drawings, map, biblio.. Exh. cat. National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, 2006. Cloth.

SCHWERTER UND DOLCHE INDONESIENS.

Solc, Vaclav (text).; Forman, Werner (illus.).

41 pp. text + 38 b/w and 5 colour plates. On traditional weapons from Indonesia. Text: German. Prague: Artia, 1958. Hbk. With the original small metal Keris-shaped clasp to front boards.

THE WORLD OF THE JAVANESE KERIS.

Solyom, Garrett and Bronwen

64 pp.; 170 b/w illus., map, glossary, bibliography. Exh. catalogue East-West Centre, Honolulu, 1978. Pbk. Cover slightly worn.

DE WEG VAN DE SAMOERAI. YAMAMOTO TSUNETOMO'S HAGAKURE.

Steben, Barry D.

272 pp.; illus., chronology, index, biblio.. Transl. from English. Kerkdriel, 2008.

A GLOSSARY OF THE CONSTRUCTION, DECORATION AND USE OF ARMS AND ARMOR IN ALL COUNTRIES AND IN ALL TIMES.

TOGETHER WITH SOME CLOSELY RELATED SUBJECTS.

Stone, George Cameron.

694 pp.; 875 photo-engravings describing over 4500 kinds of arms & armour. Bibliography. This publication is set up as an Encyclopedia. Unabridged reprint of the 1934 reference work. Mineola, 1999 (1934). Pbk.

DE KRISSENWERELD VAN DR. I.J. GRONEMAN.

Tammens, G.J.F.J. (Ed.).

192 pp.; 36 b/w illus. of the Kris. This is not an original work but a compilation of articles published in Dutch and German in several magazines by Dr. I. Groneman. Eelderwolde, 1999. Pbk.

SAMURAI FIGHTING ARTS. THE SPIRIT AND THE PRACTICE.

Tanaka, Fumon.

230 pp.; c.300 b/w illus.. Tokyo, 2003. Hbk.

JAVA UND BALI. BUDDHAS - GÖTTER - HELDEN - DÄMONEN.

Thomson, M. (Ed.).

292 pp.; 274 b/w illus. + 24 pp. of colour plates, glossary, maps, index. Exh. cat. Linden Museum (Stuttgart) on the material culture of Java and Bali: puppets, masks, textiles, jewelry, weapons, etc.. Text: German. Stuttgart, 1980. Hbk.

SAMURAI. THE WORLD OF THE WARRIOR.

Turnbull, Stephen.

224 pp.; c.200 illus., glossary, index, biblio.. Botley, 2006. Pbk.

THE REVENGE OF THE 47 RONIN. EDO 1703

Turnbull, Stephen.

80 pp.; c.80 illus., index, biblio.. Botley, 2011. Pbk.

THE SAMURAI AND THE SACRED.

Turnbull, Stephen.

224 pp.; c.200 colour illus., glossary, index, biblio.. Botley, 2006. Cloth.

ARMI E ARMATURE ORIENTALI.

Vianello, Gianni.

105 pp. text + 250 b/w and colour plates of weapons from Japan, Persia, India, Indonesia, and China. Text in Italian. Milan, 1966. Hbk in slipcase.

THE AFRICAN THROWING KNIFE - A STYLE ANALYSIS.

Westerdijk, Peter.

434 pp. + 16 pp. summary in Dutch, 34 pp. b/w illus., maps, biblio.. Text: English. Thesis. Utrecht, 1988. Pbk.

STEEL AND MAGIC. EDGED WEAPONS OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.

Wetzler, Sixt. (Ed.).

316 pp.; 140 items described, over 200 colour illus. throughout, biblio.. Endpaper maps. Text: English. Frankfurt, 2020. Hbk. Catalogue for the exhibition in the German Blade Museum in Solingen, 2019/2020.

LORDS OF THE SAMURAI.

THE LEGACY OF A DAIMYO FAMILY.

Woodson, Yoko. Et.al..

222 pp.; 166 colour plates, index of names, biblio.. Exh. cat. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2009. Pbk.

THE SAMURAI SWORD. A HANDBOOK.

Yumoto, John M.

191 pp.; 80 b/w illus., map, glossary, index, bibliography. Boston, 1965. (1958) Reprint. Cloth.

TRADITIONAL WEAPONS OF BORNEO. THE ATTIRE OF THE HEAD-HUNTERS. VOLUME I: SHIELDS AND WAR CLOTHES.

Zonneveld, A.G. van.

230 pp.; 275 illus., biblio.. Leiden, 2018. Hbk.

TRADITIONELE WAPENS VAN BORNEO. DE UITRUSTING VAN DE KOPPENSNELLERS. DEEL II: SPEREN EN BLAASROEREN.

[TRADITIONAL WEAPONS OF BORNEO: THE ATTIRE OF THE HEADHUNTERS. PART II: SPEARS AND BLOWPIPES].

Zonneveld, A.G. van.

160 pp.; 460 illus., maps, biblio.. Text: Dutch. Leiden, 2017. Hbk. First publication devoted entirely to the traditional weapons from the island of Borneo. This volume is on Spears and Blowpipes. PLEASE NOTE: DUTCH TEXT ONLY.

TRADITIONELE WAPENS VAN CELEBES. HET HUIDIGE SULAWESI .

Zonneveld, A.G. van.

200 pp.; 455 illustrations, maps, bibliography. Text in Dutch. Leiden, 2024. Hbk.

TRADITIONELE WAPENS VAN ENGGANO.

EEN VERDWENEN CULTUUR VAN DE INDONESISCHE ARCHIPEL.

Zonneveld, A.G. van.

160 pp.; 260 illus., mostly in colour, biblio.. Text: Dutch. Leiden, 2012. Cloth.

TRADITIONELE WAPENS VAN NIAS. HET EILAND VAN KRIJGERS.

Zonneveld, A.G. van.

230 pp.; 490 illustrations, maps, bibliography. Text: Dutch. Leiden, 2022. Hbk. Het eerste boek dat geheel gewijd is aan de wapens van het Indonesische eiland Nias/The first book entirely devoted to the weapons of the Indonesian island of Nias.

TRADITIONAL WEAPONS OF THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO.

Zonneveld, Albert G. van.

160 pp.; c.650 illus., indices, drawings, maps, hundreds of cross-references throughout, biblio.. Text: English. Leiden, 2001. Cloth.

TRADITIONELE WAPENS VAN BORNEO. DE UITRUSTING VAN DE KOPPENSNELLERS. DEEL 1, SCHILDEN EN KRIJGSKLEDING.

Zonneveld, Albert G. van.

230 pp.; 275 illus., mostly in colour, 1 folded map, biblio.. Text: Dutch. Leiden, 2015. Hbk.

TRADITIONELE WAPENS VAN BORNEO. DE UITRUSTING VAN DE KOPPENSNELLERS. DEEL III, ZWAARDEN EN MESSEN.

[TRADITIONAL WEAPONS OF BORNEO: THE ATTIRE OF THE HEADHUNTERS. PART III: SWORDS AND KNIVES].

Zonneveld, Albert. G. van.

265 pp.; 660 illus., mostly in colour, 1 folded map, index, bibliography. PLEASE NOTE: DUTCH TEXT ONLY! Leiden, 2021. Hbk.