A Description of Indian and Oriental Armour

0.0

This is a well illustrated book about the various arm and armour that have been used in the east. For want of a volume describing the subject, the author wrote this book. It starts with a sketch of the military history of India from the earliest invasions up to the first Burmese war of 1824. It then gives a descriptive catalogue of Indian Arms with introductory notes on styles of decoration, processes of manufacture and ethnological characteristics. Various areas are described in separate chapters. The descriptions are complimented with a map, 23 full page illustrations and numerous wood cuts. This book was first published in 1896. It was illustrated from the collection formerly in the India Office, now exhibited at South Kensington 19th century.