A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Together with Some Closely Related Subjects [Hardcover]

George Cameron Stone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 1989

This indispensable resource employs an dictionary-style format that makes it easy to locate material on an astonishing variety of weapons. Arquebuses, flintlocks, matchlocks, and other antique guns appear here, as well as German armor, French rapiers, Roman short swords, Turkish crossbows, Japanese bladed weapons, and more. Over 4,500 photographs and drawings, plus 875 figures.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 694 pages
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing (January 4, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517065878
• ISBN-13: 978-0517065877
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,038,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hold On!! Warning!, March 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Together with Some Closely Related Subjects (Hardcover)

This notorious work (originally written in the 1920's) has probably done more to retard the accurate presentation and study of arms & armor than any other single work. Repeatedly referenced and re-referenced over and over, this huge book is an outdated and inaccurate resource. Despite its length, coverage, and many rare photos of beautiful weapons, it is a greatly flawed and full of errors. It reflects a lot of just plain wrong and even completely fictional information. Avoid it in favor of more modern refernce works!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ecclectic but broad collection of arms and armour descriptio, April 25, 2002

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Timothy Shuteran (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor) (Paperback)

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars still, the only one., July 24, 2001

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"nautic" (Haifa, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor) (Paperback)

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.