steel & magic – edged weapons of the malay archipelago exhibition catalogue for the German Blade Museum
"Steel and Magic" describes 140 edged weapons (including 36 keris) from indonesia, malaysia, brunei and the philippines. the detailed entries were written by professionals and range from one to four pages each. they convey the manufacturing processes, cultural backgrounds, symbolic meanings, etc. of the pieces shown and are illustrated with high-quality photos. chapters on the history of southeast asian weapons and on the magical-religious ideas of the malay archipelago introduce the subject. by now the publication has already become a renown piece for people dealing with the topic.
Solingen, 2020
layout & implementation
client Deutsches Klingenmuseum
cooperation büro schmidt
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steel & magic – edged weapons of the malay archipelago exhibition catalogue for the German Blade Museum
"Steel and Magic" describes 140 edged weapons (including 36 keris) from indonesia, malaysia, brunei and the philippines. the detailed entries were written by professionals and range from one to four pages each. they convey the manufacturing processes, cultural backgrounds, symbolic meanings, etc. of the pieces shown and are illustrated with high-quality photos. chapters on the history of southeast asian weapons and on the magical-religious ideas of the malay archipelago introduce the subject. by now the publication has already become a renown piece for people dealing with the topic.
Solingen, 2020
layout & implementation
client Deutsches Klingenmuseum
cooperation büro schmidt
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