The Japanese sword : the soul of the samurai /

The Japanese sword : the soul of the samurai /

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Author / Creator:Irvine, Gregory.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Trumbell, CT : Weatherhill, 2000.
Description:128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Far Eastern series.
Subject:
Samurai -- Japan -- History.
Swords -- Japan -- History.
Samurai.
Swords.
Japan.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4368357
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Other authors / contributors:Victoria and Albert Museum.
ISBN:0834804751
9780834804753
Notes:Also published: London : Victoria & Albert Museum, 2000. (Far Eastern series).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Origins of the Japanese Sword
  • 2. Development in the Heian Period (AD 794-1185)
  • 3. The Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
  • 4. The Muromachi and Momoyama Periods (1333-1600)
  • 5. The Edo Period (1600-1868)
  • 6. The Meiji Restoration and Beyond
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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