Japanese swords

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With over 300 stunning photographs and woodblock prints along with extensive historical and cultural commentary, Japanese Swords is the ultimate authority on Samurai weaponry.

Historically, Japanese warriors considered their swords to be more elevated than simple weaponry. Their swords were both lethal tools and divine companions — social and religious icons. Traditionally worn by the samurai as a sign of social status, the Japanese sword represented the junction between the ruling military class and those whom they ruled. Moreover, the samurai sword was a technological and artistic marvel. Many scholars consider it to be the finest sword ever constructed.

Concerning symbolism and historical importance, no other blade comes close to the Japanese sword. With a historical, iconographical, and technological perspective, author Cohn M. Roach provides an in-depth study of these magnificent weapons in Japanese Swords. This richly illustrated sword book weaves the blade's primary influences together, tracking its history and illuminating its progress from infancy to grandeur. By studying the evolution of the Japanese sword from this perspective, we better understand Japan and its warrior archetype.

Combining research materials from multiple disciplines, Roach uses his expertise as an educator to guide readers through the sword's rise to greatness in a unique way. This book discusses the history, development, and spiritual symbolism of the sword, as well as the esoteric metallurgical techniques used in making it. It also covers the intense training practices used by skilled swordsmen.

Japanese Swords also includes accompanying online videos featuring a beautifully-filmed documentary that explores the traditional swordmaker's craft, an introduction to the Japanese sword at a sword shop in Kyoto and a visit to a dojo for a beginner's class in the medieval sword-drawing art called iaido.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 19 augustus 2014

Aantal pagina's: 176

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Colin M Roach

Tweede Auteur: Nicklaus Suino

Co Auteur: Nicklaus Suino

Hoofduitgeverij: Tuttle Publishing

Co Uitgever(s): Tuttle/Periplus

Personage: Marvel

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 226 mm

Product hoogte: 15 mm

Product lengte: 302 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 209 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 16 mm

Verpakking lengte: 299 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 832 g

EAN: 9784805313312

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