Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions 1991 2002 (Metropolitan

Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions 1991 2002 (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)

This book celebrates more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museumâ€™s Department of Arms and Armor since the reinstallation of its permanent galleries in 1991. The new acquisitions complement and build upon the Museumâ€™s encyclopedic collection, which totals more than 14,000 objects from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America.

Fifty-eight of the most important recent acquisitions are featured in this volume, including the richly decorated armor and weapons of two French kings, the king of Sweden, and a future king of England, several members of the ruling Medici family of Florence, a hero of the American Revolution, two sultans of Turkey, and the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. The texts provide insight into the artistic, historical, and technical aspects of this specialized field. Many of these important and intriguing objects are previously unpublished.
Country USA
Brand Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Manufacturer Metropolitan Museum of Art
Binding Paperback
EANs 9780300098761
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Manufacturer	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9780300098761
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions 1991 2002 (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)