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Colin M. Roach Japanese Swords

Cultural Icons of a Nation: The History, Metallurgy and Iconography of the Samurai Sword

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Book information

Tuttle Pub

USA

2010

HAR/DVD

Hardcover

176

Heavy

252672

978-4-8053-1035-9

4-8053-1035-9

Swords; Japan.

Annotation

With stunning color illustrations, Roach, a Utah educator who is an avid student of Japanese culture and martial arts, introduces the traditional Japanese sword and swordsmanship in historical, technological, and cultural context. With a passion for preserving this tradition, he covers swords in the early, Nara, medieval, Edo, and modern periods. The book includes poems, a bibliography, and a DVD featuring a documentary on traditional sword making, scenes from an iaido (martial art) class, and a Kyoto's shop introduction to the Japanese sword.

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