The quality and beauty of historical, Iranian weapons have been
fascinating researchers and collectors of the whole world for many
centuries. Until now, books and articles about this topic have been
written rather seldom. „Arms and Armor from Iran“ is the result of many
years of research and presents the royal collections of ten Iranian
museums from the Bronze Age until the Qajar Period, 1925. Many of the
exhibits shown in this book cannot be regarded by the public and are
shown in unique photographies for the very first time. This extensive
book begins with the different methods of casting bronze weapons and
explains the different types from the Northern Iranian areas (Gilan,
Marlik, Amlash). Then, those from the South-Western areas are portrayed
(Luristan, Meshkinshahr, Hasanlu). When the Indo-European immigrants
came to the Iran, new weapon types were introduced.
Numerous pictures show valuable swords for example from the period of the Sassanids.
The different classifications of the Wootz steal and its production are
explained as detailledly as the different sorts of historical weapons:
Swords, lances, spears, daggers, knifes, bows or armors.
Dive into this phantastical world of gold, steal and the fascinating
history of
Iran.
We are happy to provide you with further information under this link:
http://www.arms-and-armor-from-iran.de
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Customer Reviews:Ann Feuerbach (Mittwoch, 04 Oktober 2006)
Rating: 
I admire that the author does not reiterate all the myths and misinformation regarding “Damascus steel”, but rather takes an objective and scholarly presentation of the available evidence. Too many publications state the same generalizations but do not provide the evidence or the sources of the information. In my view this is one of the great strengths of the book…it concentrates on primary sources of information, texts and objects. For an academic like me, this is wonderful and it is what makes the book inspirational. It inspires me to undertake new paths of research. Unfortunately, many of us will not be able to visit Iran and see the objects for ourselves, but the author gives us the next best thing, many detailed photographs and drawing. The book provides a strong reliable foundation upon which further scholarly research can be built, however it is also very accessible for the interested layman. For a more detailed review please see
www.fravahr.org
Dr. Ann Feuerbach
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Arms and Armor from Iran
