305. Pakem pengetahuan tentang Keris .Koesni. First
published in 1979,this booklet continues to be perennially
popular in Indonesia.115 pages, mostly text, with a few less
than good pictures, written in Indonesian, and possibly more
or less understandable with a dictionary. $10.
306. Treasures of the Tower of London. This is a
catalogue of an exhibition of arms and armour from the Tower
of London, held during 1982-83. It gives a history of arms and
armour, and comprehensive description and photographs of
items in the exhibition. Profusely illustrated with excellent
B&W , and 23 colour, photos; glossary, bibliography, 131 pages.
European weapons and some armour from possibly the world's
most famous collection. This book is a must for anyone with an
interest in arms and armour. $10.
309. Arms and Armour. Vesey Norman. Weidenfeld and
Nicolson, London. 128 pages. Hard cover. Dust jacket.
Profusely illustrated, 32 colour pages, 100B&W pictures.
Chapter headings:- Mail and its Development; Armour in the
Age of Chivalry; War and Tournaments in the early
Renaissance; the Finest Achievements in Armour-Design;
Armour Becomes Obsolete; The Sword and Dagger; Other
Weapons. A secondhand copy. $20.
Click on any picture for sample of book contents
Click on any picture for sample of book contents
310. Understanding Indonesia. Colin Mason. Horwitz -
Martin,North Sydney. SBN 7253 0004 3. 1970.Hard cover. 20
B&W photos, 4 maps, 156 pages. This book makes an effort to
describe the country and its people in some detail and provides
an outline of the formation of the modern state of Indonesia. A
secondhand copy. $10.
311. Spirit of Wood. Farish A. Noor & Eddin Khoo. Periplus
Editions, Singapore ISBN 0-7946-0103-0. 2003. Hard cover
with dust jacket. 176 pages, profusely illustrated. This is quite
simply the best book available that deals with traditional
Malay wood carving. Contains many photographs of weapons
and weapon related carvings. A superb production. New. $25.
312. KERIS: daya magic-manfaat-tuah-misteri.
This book is written in Indonesian, and it covers a multitude of
keris related subjects, complete with illustrations.
Its great value to a person who does not read Indonesian is in
the copies of pages from a pakem of keris and tombak
dhapur:- you do not need to read Indonesian to understand
the titles of these dhapur. $20.