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Arms and Armour of the Samurai by Ian Bottomley, Anthony (Jock) Hopson

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Arms and Armour of the Samurai by Ian Bottomley, Anthony (Jock) HopsonTitle: Arms and Armour of the Samurai
Author: Ian Bottomley, Anthony (Jock) Hopson
Publisher: Defoe Publishing, 1988
ISBN: 1-870-98105-7
Language: English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 192 pages, 31 cm by 23.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, History, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Samurai, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0415

This is probably THE book that started the Japanese armor passion for most Western collectors.

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Book Review: Shogun The life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu by Ian Bottomley

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Book Review: Shogun The life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu by Ian BottomleyTitle: Shogun The life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Author: Ian Bottomley
Publisher: Royal Armouries, 2005
ISBN: 0-948092-58-0
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 27.5 cm by 22 cm, Softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, History, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Samurai, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0166

Very nice catalog written by Ian Bottomley at the occasion of the exhibition “Shogun: The Life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu”, held at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, in collaboration with Nikko Toshogu Shrine in 2005. Lavishly illustrated with Tokugawa related armours, documents, fold out screen reproductions, and many other items.