Title: Shūko jisshu1928 reproduction of the famous visual encyclopedia from the Edo-period (part 3 contains armor).
Title: Edo no dandizumu - otoko no bigakuEdo and Dandyism. A nicely illustrated book about the “extravagant” fashion in the Edo period.
Title: Zusetsu genpei gassen jinbutsudenVery nicely illustrated book about the main figures of the Genpei war.
Title: Haramachi shishi dai 10 kan tokubetsu hen 3 nomaoiHaramachi shi, now part of Minami Sōma, is famous for the fabulous Sōma Nomaoi Samurai festival. This set covers the history of the city and it’s festival, with many pictures of armor, kura, abumi, scrolls. battle flags etc.
Title: Japanese Art SignaturesInteresting book for those who want to decipher art-kanji.
Title: Herinneringen aan Japan, 1850-1870 : foto's en fotoalbums in Nederlands bezit = "Yomigaeru bakumatsu"Great collection of pictures from the middle of the 19th century.
Title: Meishō no kotoba : bujin no ikizama to bigaku 90 quotesNice collection of famous armors, tea bowls, scrolls etc. are used to illustrate some quotes of historical Japanese figures.
Title: Ko-ji hō-ten
Author: V. F. Weber
Publisher: Hacker Art Books, 1965
Language: French
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 511 pages, 39 cm by 30 cm, hardcover
Topics: Culture, History
ID: B0178
V.F. (Victor Frédéric) Weber published this monumental two volume ‘dictionary’ in 1923 with the subtitle “Dictionnaire a l’usage des amateurs et collectionneurs d’objets d’art Japonais et Chinois.“, so it covers both Japanese and Chinese art. This copy is a reprint from 1965.
The books where written with several other monumental encyclopedic works from that era in mind (as acknowledged by Weber in his introduction), among others: Legend in Japanese Art by Henri L. Joly (1908), and Dictionnaire D’Histoire Et De Geographie Du Japon by E. Papinot (1899).
Not a book about Japanese armour, but a classic book to should be in a serious library on Japanese art and history.
