Title: The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection - Volume 1 - Kabuto & Mengu Author: Trevor Absolon, David Thatcher Publisher: Toraba Samurai Art, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-9867615-0-8 Language: English Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 280 pages, 28 cm by 22 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Menpō ID: B0420
Catalog of some of the kabuto and menpo from the Watanabe museum in Tottori, Japan. Until now, only volume 1 has been published.
One of the early great introductory texts in English, lavishly illustrated with (among others) pieces from the Stibbert Collection in Florence and the Museo Orientale in Venice.
Title: Japanese Armor Makers for the Samurai Author: Kei Kaneda Chappelear Publisher: Miyoshi Printing Co. Ltd., 1987 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures and illustrations Other: 284 pages, 29.5 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0413
This is one of the main books that forms the base of many armor collections in the west. It gives an overview (Based on works of Dr. Sasama) of the main schools and smiths. Print quality (often dark images) varies among books.
Title: Armuriers du Japon (XVIe - XVIIIe siècles) Étude du Meikō zukan Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Presses de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne, 2008 ISBN: 978-2-84050-579-2 Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 259 pages, 28 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0412
Title: Nihon no katchū bugu jiten Author: Yoshihiko Sasama Publisher: Kashiwa Shobō, 2002 (1981) ISBN: 4-7601-0113-6 C3572 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures and line drawings, few color pictures Other: 519 pages, 26.5 cm by 19.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu ID: B0410
Great armor encyclopedia with many pictures and drawings, covering all eras, types etc.
Title: The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection - Volume 1 - Kabuto & Mengu
Title: Japanese Arms & Armor
Title: Arms and Armour of the Samurai
Title: Japanese Armor Makers for the Samurai
Title: Armuriers du Japon (XVIe - XVIIIe siècles) Étude du Meikō zukan
Title: Nihon no katchū bugu jiten
Title: Sengoku katchū shū - ketteiban
Title: Samurai bijutsu/Samurai Art No. 59
Title: Nihon no katchū
Title: Nihon no katchū bugu meihinten: hokori to bi no hyōgen
