NEW: Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords

[Markus]

May I announce that my Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords is out now.

Details can be found following the link to my blog below:

 

http://markussesko.wordpress.com/2014/0 ... se-swords/

 

This time I provide three versions for you all, a hardcover, a paperback, and

an eBook version, priced accordingly. The encyclopedia contains about 2,500

sword, koshirae, and kodogu entries, so you should be able find every term

you are looking for. Comes with many pictures and drawings (just click preview

under the cover of one of the related links to get an impression of the books

contents).

 

Thanks a lot you for your attention.

 

[Ken-Hawaii]

Are you sure you're not a robot with a computer brain, Markus?? I don't know how else you can crank out so many useful references!

 

Aloha!

Ken

[CurtisR]

I'll be getting one for sure!

 

Curtis R.

[Robert Janssen]

Holy crap I'm getting one of these! The amount of info in there will keep me busy for a while!

[Jean]

Taking into account you are still trying to ruin me, Markus, I am looking for a ninja in order to prevent you to issue any new book. after Machine Gun Kelly, here is Machine Gun Markus...

[Brian]

Great...another book to add to the long list of Markus Sesko books I currently need but cannot afford.

Don't forum admins get review copies?

Will make a plan, this one is a must have too.

 

Brian

[Jean]

You are absolutely right Brian, I noticed a few typos in Markus books, we should as Administrator/Moderators proof read Markus'books

[cisco-san]

...for me an absolutely must have too :-)

@Markus: Do you plan a German verison as well?

 

edit:typo

[Stephen]

any pages we can review?

[Markus]

@Klaus: No German version planned, sorry.

 

@Stephen: Please go to the following link and click on the small "Preview" link directly under the pic of the book cover.

 

http://www.lulu.com/shop/markus-sesko/e ... 30119.html

[laowho]

Markus, Anyone,

 

I've read three books thus far (Yoshindo's series) and my next book needs to be something that will educate me on nihonto identification/appreciation/history sufficient to help me follow the posts here and to begin identifying smiths/periods/schools, etc. Would this encyclopedia be the way to go? Is there something else that I should have? Thanks

[cabowen]

Try Nagayama Kokan's "Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords"...

[laowho]

Thank you very much Chris. Will do.

[Markus]

Doug, Chris is right. The Connoisseur's Book is what you need. My encyclopedia is more like for when you have to look up a certain term.

[Kronos]

Shameless plug: I have a copy of Connoisseur's in the for sale section

[laowho]

Thanks Markus, James.

 

PM sent

[bone]

Woot! Got it! Can't wait to get it... Wait. That doesn't make any sense does it?