New keris book about hilts
 

Coming soon a new mrs. Vanna Ghiringhelli book
A friend told me the hits are awesome
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...e=UTF8&s=books :eek:

The pictures will be great judging from the cover .

I received my copy of the book this morning (with a different cover picture) and I confirm that it is absolutely fantastic!
The collection is outstanding, all the pieces are original and rare and either old or antique, the printing & pictures quality is truly superb, and the comments from the author are perfect. To me it appears as the best hilt book ever produced in all aspects and it will certainly become the N°1 reference on the subject (of course some hilts are more represented than others).
I don't know the price yet but you can contact the Italian publisher at marketing@fivecontinentseditions.com, the book is distributed in the US and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York and outside the US and Canada by Abrams & Chronicle Books Ltd UK, London. It will surely be on sale on Amazon, Ebay, Marktplaats, and by the Leiden Ethnographic Museum also.
Best regards
Jean

:eek: :eek: To morrow i'll go to Milan to buy the book!!

The book is really amazing.
The hilts , the photos are superb.
The notes written go inside the heart of the target

Agree that the pictures very good and there are shown some unique pieces but the description is a little bit unfruitful.

Regards,

Detlef

The author wrote to me that "5 continents" wanted a lot of nice photos but only little descriptions about hilts

It is maybe speculation but I think that Mrs. Ghiringhelli don't have the knowlegde like her husband have had, so she don't write so much. :confused:

Regards,

Detlef

art book
 

I've got my copy. It's meant as a book of art and not a technical book on kris hilts. Mauro Magliani and Barbara Piovan's photography are excellent. The vivid clarity of the pieces looked as though I'm seeing the hilts in my hands. There's much to be learnt from the motifs and characteristics of the hilts. Many unique forms. Looking at it from an art perspective, a good book, imho. I love it. :D

Sorry Detlef but I disagree. If I read the book "The kris invincible I°" and compare it with the articles and books written by Mrs. Ghiringhelli later, I find only a single line of interpretation that shows me a profound knowledge on kris' symbolism from which I have always new reasons for deepening

Hello Marco,

like I write, it was speculation. And like I write before are the pictures very good and there are shown some very interesting hilts. She have a great collection for sure and we can be happy that she share it with us.

Regards,

Detlef

I fully agree with Marco. Detlef, if you read the book you will notice that the hilt collection does not belong to Mrs Vanna but to an Italian collector with a great taste.
Regards