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Historical Inspiration This forum is dedicated to the discussion of historical knife design and its influence on modern custom knife work. |
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Book Shelf
So what books do you use to give you inspiration for historical patterned blades?
My number one set of books is the Wallace Collection Museum Catalogs for the arms and armour collection. I have always felt that the Wallace Collection is one of the best kept secrets of British Museums. The collection is unique in that it is static. It is therefore one of the best documented museum collections in the world. If you are ever in London, this is a must see! __________________ Scott B. Jaqua http://www.hagersonforge.com http://hagerson.livejournal.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The most important right of all, is that of Free Speech. With out that, all your other rights will soon be taken away. So, I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend until death, your right to say it! |
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I don't have much in the way of historical books, but I am currently reading/studying 'Knifemakers of Old San Francisco' by Bernard Levine.
__________________ Brett Bennett Knives "Frank and explicit; that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others." (Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil) |
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A great onlne resource for Early Medieval blades is:
http://www.vikingsword.com I'll pull some bibliography together asap... |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by J.Loose
[B]A great onlne resource for Early Medieval blades is: http://www.vikingsword.com Jon, Your right it is a very good on-line source. It was one of the many sources I used for a recent lecture I gave on the History and Evolution of the Sword at Cal-Tech last year (at an event called The Academy of the Sword). (That lecture is in power point, is there anyway to post such a beasty to the forum?) I'll try to come-up with a more complete bibliography as well.......... __________________ Scott B. Jaqua http://www.hagersonforge.com http://hagerson.livejournal.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The most important right of all, is that of Free Speech. With out that, all your other rights will soon be taken away. So, I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend until death, your right to say it! |
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Oakschott's "Archeology of Weapons" plus he has a bunch of other books
I will look at my library tonight and see what I've got. __________________ Jerry Oksman ~ Cogito Cogito Ergo Cogito Sum ~ |
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Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World
Harold L Peterson Dover Publications, NY, 2001 (orig Herbert Jenkins, London, 1968) ISBN 0486417433 The Book of the Sword Richard F Burton Dover Publications, NY, 1987 (Orig Chatto & Windus, London, 1884) ISBN 0486254348 The Sword in the Age of Chivalty Ewart Oakeshott Boydell, Woodbridge, 1964 ISBN 0851157157 pbk 0851153623 hbk Anglo-Saxon Weapons & Warfare Richard Underwood Tempus, Stroud, 1999 ISBN 0752414127 More to follow Roger |
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I've heard about that Burton book. Roger, Is it worth it? is my question.
here's my library so far. I know I am missing a book or two The Vikings James Graham-Campbell & Dafydd Kidd (not just weapons) Swords and Hilt Weapons Michael D. Coe, Peter Connolly, Anthony Harding, Victor Harris, Donald J. LaRocca, Anthony North, Thom Richardson, Christopher Spring & Fredrick Wilkinson (covers lots, each author has there own chapter - Egyptian, Medieval, Modern, Japanese, Asian etc.) The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry R. Ewartt Oakshott Arms through the Ages William Reid __________________ Jerry Oksman ~ Cogito Cogito Ergo Cogito Sum ~ |
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ok here goes.....
As mentioned by others, Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World Harold L Peterson Anything by Ewart Oakeshott, Currently I have ...... The Sword in the Age of Chivalry and The Archeology of Weapons and European Weapons and Armour by Oakeshott English Weapons & Warfare 449-1660 A.V.B. Norman & Don Pottinger ISBN 0-88029-044-7 Wallace Collection Catalogues; European Arms and Armour (vol 1 and 2) by Sir James Mann Knives and scabbards. Medieval finds from excavations in London by Jane Cowgill, Margrethe De Neergaard, Nick Griffiths (1987), London : H.M.S.O. Then There are the books by Jim Hrisoulas, I have all three (Number 4 is in the works) The Complete Bladesmith The Master Bladesmith and The Pattern-Welded Blade These books are more then how-to books, There is some great historical research buried in there by Dr Jim. Also briding the gap between how-to and historical inspiration is..... The Craft of the Japanese Sword by Leon Kapp, Yoshido Yoshihara, Tom Kishida (Photographer), Yoshindo Yoshihara (Contributor), Hiroko Tateno Kapp (Contributor) ISBN: 087011798X Plus I have many, many others. But these are my best resources. Many of my other books are not on knife topics but have a more then a few good blade references. This is most true on my books on the viking era. __________________ Scott B. Jaqua http://www.hagersonforge.com http://hagerson.livejournal.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The most important right of all, is that of Free Speech. With out that, all your other rights will soon be taken away. So, I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend until death, your right to say it! Last edited by sjaqua; 01-10-2003 at 12:31 PM. |
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Jerry, in answer to your question about the Burton book, I would say yes, buy a copy. It is inexpensive and quite informative. Burton visited all the great armouries of Europe and Asia when researching this book. Obviously no photographs but lots of line drawings.
Burton may not have been the greatest scholar of his age but he did deliver the Kama Sutra to the Western world and Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights, he translated them both, not bad! Right, another of the Oakeshott books: Records of the Medieval Sword Ewart Oakeshott Boydell, Woodbridge, 1991 ISBN 0851155391 hbk 0851155669 pbk This is pretty substantial, 11" x 9" and 306 pages with lots of clear photographs (all B&W) and plenty of detailed commentary as you'd expect from Oakeshott. Scott, I have the first 'Dr Jim' book and the other two are on my 'wish list' but nobody has taken the hint yet Roger |
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Here are several books on the edged weapons of Frontier America plus a couple of others. Some of these are just generalized treatises, but they all contain some good and interesting images. The Oakeshott books are my major sources for medieval blades and they have been previously listed. Unfortunately some of the books below are hard to find and very expensive when found (fortunately for me I have a couple of well to do customers hwo own them). For leather the books by J. W. Waterer such as "Spanish Leather" (I have only browsed through this one once and would love to have it, but it's too expensive for my pocketbook). One of my favorites and one I'm lucky enough to own is:
"Leather Craftsmanship" J. W. Waterer Frederick A Praeger, 1968 It has a photo of the oldest known (at least in 1968) surviving leather knife sheath holding a neo-lithic flint celt. "American Knives, The First History And Collector's Guide" Harold L. Peterson New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1958 "The Knife In Homespun America And Related Items" Grant, Madison York, PA. Privately Printed 1984 "The Antique Bowie Knife Book" Bill Adams, J.Bruce Voyles, & Jerry Moss Conyers, GA. Museum Publishing. 1990 "Native American Weapons" Colin F. Taylor London, UK. Salamander Books Ltd. 2001 Norman, OK. Univ. of Oklahoma Press. 2001 ISBN: 0-8061-3346-5 "The Peacemakers" R.L. Wilson New York. Random House. 1992 ISBN: 0-679-40494-5 "American Indian Tomahawks" Harold L. Peterson NY. Heye Foundation. 1965 "Heraldry & Armor Of The Middle Ages" Marvin Pakula New York. A.S.Barnes and Co. 1972 ISBN: 0-498-07843-4 "Arms And Armour" Frederick Wilkinson UK. Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. 1978 ISBN: 1-85152-957-8 "Scottish Swords and Dirks an illustrated reference guide to Scottish edged weapons" John Wallace Stackpole Books 1970 SBN: 8117-1509-4 (that's what it says SBN not ISBN) Chuck __________________ Chuck Burrows Hand Crafted Leather & Frontier Knives dba Wild Rose Trading Co Durango, CO chuck@wrtcleather.com www.wrtcleather.com The beautiful sheaths created for storing the knife elevate the knife one step higher. It celebrates the knife it houses. |
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Mr. Moderator - could you perhaps make this thread a sticky?
I think that would be appreciated over time. Thanks-Chuck __________________ Chuck Burrows Hand Crafted Leather & Frontier Knives dba Wild Rose Trading Co Durango, CO chuck@wrtcleather.com www.wrtcleather.com The beautiful sheaths created for storing the knife elevate the knife one step higher. It celebrates the knife it houses. |
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Consider it stuck
We might unstick the thread later in its life, I notice that 'stickies' don't get a lot of traffic, people like them for reference though. SO what I might do is collect all the titles from this thread and tidy them up before posting them in a separate locked sticky (just to play with the tools ) Roger |
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Sounds good Roger. I try and copy things into a file on my hard drive, but sometimes I forget or just plain lose it. Ther's some interesting books her though so I sure wouldn't want to lose them.
Chuck __________________ Chuck Burrows Hand Crafted Leather & Frontier Knives dba Wild Rose Trading Co Durango, CO chuck@wrtcleather.com www.wrtcleather.com The beautiful sheaths created for storing the knife elevate the knife one step higher. It celebrates the knife it houses. |
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Scott, you just cost me a few pounds
You posted this: Knives and scabbards. Medieval finds from excavations in London by Jane Cowgill, Margrethe De Neergaard, Nick Griffiths (1987), London : H.M.S.O. ISBN 0112904408 So when I saw a copy on offer I had to have it It arrived this morning so I stood around reading it for a bit before going to work. I started again when I got home. Great stuff, it's definitely going to be worth quoting a few pieces from that book in this forum. The scabbards are facinating. Roger |
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Roger,
Sorry about the cost, but glad you like the book. So far I am extremely please with every title I have gotten from the Museum of London. __________________ Scott B. Jaqua http://www.hagersonforge.com http://hagerson.livejournal.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The most important right of all, is that of Free Speech. With out that, all your other rights will soon be taken away. So, I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend until death, your right to say it! Last edited by sjaqua; 01-17-2003 at 05:55 PM. |
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