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Summary: Stones Glossary
Review: A very well illustrated and concise pictionary if you will of arms and armor around the world. A good basic reference work for the arms enthusiast or re-enactor.
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Summary: still, the only one.
Review: Despite past "killer" reviews, it is a vital work: easy to use and comprehensive. It is advised however not for the novice because of scattered errors and imagionary information. One must use it along with other, refined works and judge carefully the details.
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Summary: Of all places at all times?
Review: For the author's supposed fixation on 'Oriental' weaponry, he covers absolutely nothing in regards to Chinese weapons. One picture caption talks about a Japanese chain weapon "Above an unnamed Chinese weapon." The weapon that is 'unnamed' is a wind and fire wheel, much like the indian chakram, but a very popular wepaon nontheless.His coverage of Indian, Indonesean and Japanese weapons is acceptable, but his coverage of Chinese wepaons, a very significant field as far as warfare is concerned, is lousey at best. "Of all places places at all times" isn't an accurate description by a long shot, but it's an easy reference for people looking into european weapons for certain. The fact that it was written originally in the 20s makes for a lack of up-to-date info, but again, it's an easy to use reference
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Summary: Many entries for all sorts of weapons/armor. Often brief.
Review: Offers numerous short entries on weapons and armor. Gives good coverage of both European and Oriental (Western/Eastern) styles. Overall a great book for the armor/weapon enthusiast.
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Summary: An Historically Improtant Book
Review: Over the many years I have used Stone's Glossary as a reference, I have seldom been disappointed, but then I don't ask too much of it either. Keeping in mind the era in which it was compiled and the biases thereof, I have little difficulty extracting useful information from it when needed. There are many modern references which are more accurate, and certainly the study of arms and armour has produced more informative works. There are few that rival this work in detail of scope, however. Those which cast as broad a cultural net have fewer examples and entries, while those that are more detailed seldom have nearly as many examples from so wide an area.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone researching the era for any kind of period fiction or screenplay, especially anything dealing with the height and decline of the British Colonial Empire.
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Summary: If you can only have one book on arms, this is it.
Review: Stone's glossary is the first one I consult whenever I start to research on arms and armor. For many questions it is the last place I need to go. If you can only have one book on the subject, get this one.
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Summary: The most complete arms and armor book I have ever read
Review: Stone's interest and personal collection are all Eastern and Oriental pieces. Because of this it's a very good refernce for Asian armor and weapons. His examples of Western pieces are from museums, primarily the Met in New York, and other American museums and collections. He makes many errors on European pieces of armor. If your interest is Asian, it's a good book, but it's only adequate as a general reference.
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Summary: Good Eastern armour: lousy Western armour
Review: Stone's interest and personal collection are all Eastern and Oriental pieces. Because of this it's a very good refernce for Asian armor and weapons. His examples of Western pieces are from museums, primarily the Met in New York, and other American museums and collections. He makes many errors on European pieces of armor. If your interest is Asian, it's a good book, but it's only adequate as a general reference.
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Summary: The most complete arms and armor book I have ever read
Review: This book contains a staggering selection of photos and general information on arms and armor from around the world. Japanese, Chinese, African, South American, European and Middle Eastern for a start. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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Summary: Ecclectic but broad collection of arms and armour descriptio
Review: This eccentric collection of arms and armour descriptions began as Stone's personal glossary and progressed into the seminal work of his time. Despite its random and too often erroneous misconceptions (the man couldn't figure out how double mail was made or what it was even though he had seen it on several occasions) it offers an ecclectic smattering of the arms and armour Stone encountered during his lifetime. Read with caution, this Glossary proves to be a valuable resource to the arms and armour scholar.
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