BOOKS FROM POLAND

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BOOK 2:
Orez Perski – Persian and Indo-Persian arms and armour of 16th – 19th c. from Polish collection, edit.: A. R. Chodynski; ISBN: 83-86206-31-4

It’s catalogue from the exhibition in 2000. Many pictures of sabres, knives, sword, axes, maces, firearms, armours, powder flasks, etc of Persian and Indo-Persian masterworks from Polish privates and museums collections. Plus few articles full of knowledge. One of the most interesting books on arms printed lately in Poland.

CONTENTS:
- Foreward (M. Mierzwinski)
- The Sun and The Lion – Sketches on Persian Militaria (A. R. Chodynski)
- Persian and Indo-Persian Arms and Armour (L. Kobylinski)
- A Persian’s view of Polish-Persian Cultural Relations and Militaria (Kaweh Pur Rahnama)
- Glossary of Arms and Armour Terms (A. R. Chodynski)
- Catalogue
- Persian and Indo-Persian Arms from the 16th – 19th Centuries in Polish Collections (A. R. Chodynski)
- The Persian Carpets (K. Polujan)
- Bibliography
- Illustrations to the Catalogue

LANGUAGE: text bilingual – all articles are in English and Polish, catalogue notes only in Polish, illustrations signatures Polish and English.

396 pp., circa 300 illustrations in color and B&W, hard-cover, 30x22cm (12x8,5 inch.), weight 2 kg, good quality paper;

PRICE :
38 EUROS + shipment circa 26 EUROS
46 $ + shipment circa 39 $

Expensive? Take a look here
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/Book...L?bi=248126452

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BOOK 3:
Arcydzieła sztuki perskiej ze zbiorow polskich [Masterworks of Persian art from Polish collections], edit.: T. Majda; ISBN: 83-7100-135-5

Catalogue of great exhibition made in National Museum in Warsaw and National Museum in Cracow (Krakow) in 2002, by prof. Z. Zygulski and T. Majda. Many interesting objects of Persian crafts – miniatures, arms and armours, ceramics, rugs and fabrics. Cover made of a photocopy of an old Persian book cover, so catalogue looks very stylish.

LANGUAGE: articles and catalogue only in Polish, illustrations signatures in Polish and partly in English.

134 pp, 406 illustrated objects, all pics in color, hard-cover, 33,5x32cm (13,1x12,5 inch), weight 1,3 kg, high quality paper;

PRICE:
38 EUROS + shipment circa 23 EUROS
46 $ + shipment circa 35 $

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BOOK 4:
Irena Grabowska, Gallery ‘Arms and Colours in Poland’. The National Museum in Cracow. Exhibiotion guide, Cracow 2005; ISBN 83-87312-60-6

The smallest book, which is guide on the largest arms, armours and uniforms exhibition in Poland, in National Museum. All in all it’s more like invitation for you, while the book is a description of “gallery” room by room. I believe you can find here also many interesting informations about arms used in Poland, and I believe it will encourage you to visit this special place (give me a call or write e-mail before you go ). In the text you’ll find descriptions of most spectacular objects, their provenance, history, origin, everything with inserts of Polish history, photographs, and history of the collection. The book is with small glossary of terms

LANGUAGE: English

80 pp., 31 color photographs, high quality paper, 20x12cm (7,8x4,7 inch.), weight 0,2kg;

PRICE
8 EUROS + shipment circa 4 EUROS
10$ + shipment circa 6 $

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BOOK 5:
Wojna i pokoj [War and Peace – Ottoman-Polish relations in 15th – 19th centuries], edit.: T.Majda and S. Kangal, Warszawa 1999; ISBN 83-7100-101-0
Catalogue of great exhibitions in Poland and Instabul, articles and many photos with descriptions of Turkish art: arms, pottery, graphics, paintings, fabrics, rugs, tents etc. I have a feeling this might be hardest to get.

LANGUAGE: catalogue was printed in English and Polish. Unfortunately in Poland you can (hardly) get only Polish version, but I’ve got English version photocopied, so CD with this “all-in-English” version added free . Or try to search internet, maybe you can buy this one somewhere.

462 pp., circa 380 color illustrations, softbound, 33x23cm (13x9 inch), weight 2,4 kg, high quality paper;

PRICE:
41 EUROS + shipment circa 25 EUROS
50 $ + shipment circa 39 $

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