Oruzhie Vostoka v sobranii Ermitazha / Oriental Arms and Armour in the Hermitage Collection
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2015. A splendidly produced summary catalogue of the extensive collections of the Hermitage of arms and armor from Turkey, the Near East, Central Asia, and the Far East. The full-page illustrations and many details show that swords, daggers, helmets, shields, and the many other forms of fighting..... More