Indian Arms and Armour
Thom Richardson and Natasha Bennett
India is a vast sub-continent with a complex history and a great
array of languages, cultures and religions. The history which forms
a background to the story of Indian arms and armour saw empires
rise and fall, but the remarkable constancy in the exquisite
weapons used by their defenders and opponents marks Indian arms and
armour out as something beyond mere statehood.
This book is part of a series of introductions to aspects of the
Royal Armouries' collections of arms and armour.
Written by Thom Richardson, Deputy master and Head of Collections
and Natasha Bennett, Acting Curator of Oriental Collections at the
Royal Armouries.
The scope of this book largely reflects the collections of Indian
arms and armour in the Royal Armouries. Almost all of the holdings
are concentrated in the period from the formation of the Mughal
empire in the 16th century to the end of the 19th century when
western firearms technology had been widely adopted.
This small publication aims to help make this important western
collection of Indian armour and arms accessible. It offers
interesting insight into the topic detailing many fascinating
objects in the collection including the Elephant armour, or
bargustavan-i-pil (XXXVIA.102), and the Akali quoit turban (bunga
dastar) (XXVIA.60).
Format 23x17 cm, Paperback, 96 Seiten, durchgängig farbig
bebeildert, Best.-Nr.: RAM002