The Javanese kris
The kris is both a weapon and spirital object. This book is the first English translation of a definitive four-part article originally published between 1910 and 1913, describing the forging of a number of blades and the manufacture of the other parts of the kris, placed in a broad historical and cu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Zwartenkot Art Books KITLV Press
2009
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| Summary: | The kris is both a weapon and spirital object. This book is the first English translation of a definitive four-part article originally published between 1910 and 1913, describing the forging of a number of blades and the manufacture of the other parts of the kris, placed in a broad historical and cultural framework |
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| Item Description: | Includes translation of Der Kris der Javaner originally published in 1910 |
| Physical Description: | 284 p. ill. (some col.) 29 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9789054500063 |