Title: Bushi no yosooi - Clothes of samurai warriors Publisher: Kȳoto Shoin, 1994 ISBN: 4-7636-7038-7 C0372 Language: Japanese and English Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 95 pages, 21.5 cm by 15.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Paintings, Samurai ID: B0346
Nice small book that also highlights some of the other clothes (like kimono, but also others) worn by the samurai elite.
Title: The designer's guide to samurai patterns Author: Jeanne Allen Publisher: Thames and Hudson, 1990 ISBN: 0-500-27594-7 Language: English Illustrations: Color and black and white drawings Other: 132 pages, 21 cm by 15 cm, softcover Topics:Samurai ID: B0436
This is the 4th volume in a series on Japanese patterns. In this volume, 141 patterns linked to samurai are described.
Title: Samurai Warriors Author: Stephen R. Turnbull, James Fiels Publisher: Blandford Press, 1987 ISBN: 0-7137-1767-X Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures, Color illustrations Other: 160 pages, 25 cm by 19.5 cm, hardcover Topics:History, Katchū, Samurai ID: B0424
One of the classic introduction books to Samurai history.
Title: Nihon no shiro : tōshi ando danmen irasuto gensen sareta nihon no meijō o kurosu sekushon de irasuto saigen tettei kaibō Author: Yasushiro Nishigaya, Gentarō Kagawa Publisher: Sekai Bunkasha, 2009 ISBN: 978-4-418-09218-5 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color pictures and drawings, black and white pictures Other: 415 pages, 27.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Samurai ID: B0419
Great book about Japanese castles. Especially the many color drawings are very interesting.
Title: Early Samurai: 200-1500 AD Author: Anthony J. Bryant, Angus McBride Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1991 ISBN: 1-85532-131-9 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures, color illustrations Other: 64 pages, 25 cm by 18 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Samurai ID: B0400
Brief introduction to the origins of the samurai with very nice color illustrations of early and medieval armor.
Title: Samurai - Arms - Armor - Costume Author: Mitsuo Kure Publisher: Chartwell Books Inc., 2007 Language: English Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 208 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover Topics:History, Samurai ID: B0304
This book shows the history and development clothing, armor and weaponry of the samurai warrior class using reenactors. Almost 50 costumes are shown, including a line drawing with the different names. The armors uses are replicas.
Title: Bushi no yosooi - Clothes of samurai warriors
Title: Jidai kōshō Nihon kassen zuten
Title: The designer's guide to samurai patterns
Title: Samurai Warriors
Title: Nihon no shiro : tōshi ando danmen irasuto gensen sareta nihon no meijō o kurosu sekushon de irasuto saigen tettei kaibō
Title: Arms and Armour of the Samurai
Title: Samurai 1550-1600
Title: Early Samurai: 200-1500 AD
Title: Samurai Armies 1550-1615
Title: Samurai - Arms - Armor - Costume
