Book about the Keris Kris THE INVINCIBLE KRISES 2

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New published book about the Keris The Invincible Krises2.Dear Keris collector, I would like to introduce a very nice book about Kerisses: The invincible Krises 2. This book is written in English by Vanna Ghiringhelli. The book contains very beautiful pictures of Kerisses with good and detailed information. Most pictures are very large and detailed printed on glossy paper. T is also a nice chapter about The Keris Blade forging. I’m proud that I got the opputunity to distribute this book. General information: Title: The Invincibles Krises 2 Author: Vanna Ghiringhelli Language: English. Pages: 185 (+ index) Glossy paper 151 colored pictures Size: 22 x 30,5 cm Weight: 1350g Hardcover Please check the pictures and if any questions or you want to see more pictures do not hesitate to call me 00 31 (000 or send me a email: . Below and attached you will find more information about The invincible Krises 2. The Invincible Krises 2” by author Vanna Ghiringhelli. Following the great success of the author’s first volume of, "The Invincible Krises", this completely new and unique book focuses on the famous Indo-Malay Kriss dagger. The individual krises pieces illustrated in the book, each selected from the prestigious Ghiringhelli collection, are being published for the first time. Every dagger in The Invincible Krises 2 is accompanied by detailed technical description as well as a cultural extension, making for pleasant and informative reading for serious students, collectors and casual browsers. The many references included in the text enable readers to quickly increase and deepen their knowledge on the historical significance and cultural impact of Kris daggers. With an appeal to every collector, the final portion of the book is devoted to the often overlooked subject of woman’s Kris. In the Preface and Introductions, author Vanna Ghiringhelli has dedicated The Invincible Krises 2 not only to seasoned collectors, but also to those who are new to the Kris World. The book is illistratuted with 151 colour photographs of Krises and the entire text is written in English. Detailed descriptions of the blade forging are written by Kris expert and collector, Dr. Sandro Forgiarini, whose text is accompanied by dozens of photos showing the smith’s work and the forge. (Below Preface and Introduction are written by Vanna Ghiringhelli) PREFACE: A long time has gone by since “The Invincible Krises”, 1991 and my article “Keris hilts materials” on Arts of Asia, 1997, but I never gave up caring for krises. Thus, now this book; a book without text because many publications on the subject have been issued in these years and I have nothing to add to them. I simply want to introduce some “krises one can talk about”, not distinctively beautiful or in perfect condition, but particularly interesting, hoping they can be reason of study for the new collectors; this is why in my writing I constantly insist on references. The few words I wrote besides the “technical descriptions”, are just an incentive to a deeper research, just to show that t is always something more to know about this weapon and its environment, just an attempt to make clear how wide is the kris world and how intense is the relation between: Kris and Nature: flowers, leaves, plants, fruits, the rice, the animals, the snake and the bird, the ocean, the mountain, the fire and water, the wind, the iron and the minerals, the stone and the gems: the spirit, semangat, of all these natural things, is living in the keris. Kris and Man: man’s character, his luck, his courage, but also fear in front of supernatural powers, his search of protection, his art and ability, his devotion to the ancestors and their inheritance, his social position, life and death, amok and the power of the Empu, all this is in the kris. Keris and the Invisible World: the word of Islam, the profound echo of the great Indian gods, the voice of the heros and the mysterious wind of th... read more

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