Title: Collection du Docteur Mène - Première Vente Paris 1913 Author: Edouard Mène Publisher: Impr. Ch. Hérissey Paul Hérissey succr, 1913 Language: French Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 206 pages, 32.5 cm by 25.5 cm, hardcover ID: B0310
This rare catalog from the legendary Mène auction in 1913 has brief description of more 1343 lots, many of them not illustrated. However, several of the main armor and helmet lots have nice pictures (for 1913), and show the amazing quality of the collection. Even now, people are proud to have an ex-Mène piece in their collection.
Title: Kakuzen zukō Author: Eisen Ikeda Publisher: Unknown, 1939 (1845) Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color Pictures and black and white pictures Other: 33 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Katchū ID: B0309
Rare 1939 copy of the Kakuzen Zukō (originally from 1845), illustrating many stencil patterns used for decorating leather, used for example in armours. Review of the original edition will follow later.
This is a facsimile from a very rare book, originally from 1848. It contains drawings of 200 items related to warfare, in a kind of visual dictionary way. The original book will be reviewed later.
Title: Kōrō yadan: Tōsei gusoku no kumi himo Author: Asajirō Morita Publisher: Asajirō Morita, 1986 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 29 pages, 30 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Katchū ID: B0307
This is a very rare manuscript of Asajirō Morita, one of the great post-edo armor maker, about the cords used in armours, mainly tōsei gusoku. It contains 77 color pictures of cord-remains from Nambokucho onwards, with his comments.
The same content was one year later bundled with 5 articles Mr. Morita wrote in the magazine of the armor society (will be reviewed later).
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: Bushido The Way of the Warrior Author: John Newman Publisher: Gallery Books, 1989 ISBN: 0-8317-1031-4 Language: English Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 192 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover Topics:History, Kabuto, Katchū, Paintings, Samurai ID: B0303
General book on the samurai culture, from the early beginnings till the legacy after the second world war. Only a few famous armor are in the book.
Title: Samurai An Illustrated History Author: Mitsuo Kure Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2002 ISBN: 0-8048-3287-0 Language: English Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 192 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover Topics:History, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings, Samurai ID: B0302
Nice general samurai overview book with several armors, re-enactors and drawings. The picture on the cover is rather famous as it illustrates that by the time that photography became available, many ‘samurai’ did not know anymore how to put on an armor properly. The sode are reversed…
This is one of the several books that Stephen R. Turnbull has written about Samurai. This one is a very broad one, and in that sense gives a good overview. Only a few armors ate in the book, but many paintings etc.
Title: Collection du Docteur Mène - Première Vente Paris 1913
Title: Kakuzen zukō
Title: Buki nihyaku zu
Title: Kōrō yadan: Tōsei gusoku no kumi himo
Title: Samurai - The Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior
Title: The Shogun Age Exhibition: From the Tokugawa Art Museum, Japan
Title: Samurai - Arms - Armor - Costume
Title: Bushido The Way of the Warrior
Title: Samurai An Illustrated History
Title: The Book of the Samurai - The Warrior Class of Japan