Arms and Armor: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Arms and Armor: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Artâ€™s holdings of arms and armor are among the finest of theirÂ kind in the world. Presenting nearly 100 masterpieces from the collection, this lavishly illustrated volume includes complete armors and armor elements, swords, firearms and crossbows, staff weapons, horse equipment, and relatedÂ accessories. Drawn for the most part from the princely armories of Europe, these objects represent the epitome of the armorerâ€™s art, and many are published here in color for the first time. The engaging text by Dirk H. Breiding summarizes the latest scholarship and discusses how the museumâ€™s collectionâ€”the core of which consists of a 1977 bequest by the distinguished connoisseur and scholar Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch (1884â€“1976)â€”has evolved over the years.

ThisÂ volumeÂ reveals how arms and armorâ€”uniting art, fashion, design, politics, and technologyâ€”can be seen as unique expressions of human creativity.
Country USA
Brand Yale University Press
Manufacturer Philadelphia Art Museum
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 36179387
ReleaseDate 2020-06-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780876332924

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