Robert Elgood

The Arms of Greece and her Balkan Neighbours in the Ottoman Period

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Traces the history of firearms and edged weapons in Greece and the Balkans during the Ottoman era. This book presents the story of the weapons with the deeds of their owners and the history of the region. It also features the story of Greek national liberation in the 1820s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 320mm x 248mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 2484g
• ISBN-13: 9780500251577
• ISBN-10: 0500251576
• Artikelnr.: 26431441

Autorenporträt

Dr Robert Elgood is Research Fellow in Eastern European, Islamic and Asian Arms and Armour at theWallace Collection, London. He has written widely on related topics, and his book Islamic Arms and Armour (1979) remains the definitive work on the subject.

Inhaltsangabe

Arms and the History of the Balkans
Arms, Craftsmen and Traders in the Eastern Mediterranean
Arms Making in Boka Kotorska: The Deferdar
Pistols: The Ledenica, Zlatka, Kubura and Prizrenac
Coral-Decorated Arms
Accoutrements The Arms of Bosnia Herzegovina Yataghans
The Chelenka
Tok
Balkan Long Guns The Gunmakers of Uice
The Armourers of Kosovo and Metohija
The Arms of Skopje The Gunmakers of Tetova, Dibra and Elbasan
Arms and the Growth of Balkan Nationalism from 1770
Gun Making in Ioannina
The Greek Armed Forces and the Struggle for Independence
Conclusion