Annotated Bibliography

This is a start and concentrates on kalkans at the moment. I'll be expanding it.

• Atil, Esin The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc) 1987.

  Exhibit catalog for the exhibit of the same name. Has pictures of various Turkish arms and armour. Of particular note are the pictures of five kalkans.

• Brzezinski, Richard Polish Armies 1569-1696 (1) (London: Osprey Publishing, Ltd) 1987.

  This short, well-focused book, in the Osprey tradition, is packed full of information. It covers the pancerni and husaria in detail. It has one black & white photo of a pancerni kit with a kalkan.

• Brzezinski, Richard Polish Armies 1569-1696 (2) (London: Osprey Publishing, Ltd) 1987.

  This is another short, well-focused book, in the Osprey tradition, is packed full of information. It covers the pancerni and husaria in detail. It concentrates on the western portion of the army.

• Rogers, J. M. Empire of the Sultans (Alexandria, Virginia: Art Services International) 2000.

  Exhibit catalog for the exhibit of the same name. Contains pictures of various pieces of Turkish arms and armour as well as many other items. Of particular note is the picture of a kalkan in disrepair – this is an advantage if you want to see how to make one.

• Vuksic, V. & Z. Grbasic Cavalry The History of a Fighting Elite (London: Cassell) 1993.

  A collection of 100 color plates, each illustrating a single cavalry trooper from an Assyrian Horse Archer of 650BC to a Russian Cavalryman of 1914AD. Each plate has a single page description and there is an introduction that ties everything together. There are several plates and brief descriptions of kalkans. I use it more as an overview of the variety of cavalry over the ages.

• Wasilkowska, Anna Husiaia The Winged Horseman (Warsaw, Poland: Wydawnictwo Interpress) 1998.

  This book is about 55% Polish and 45% English. Contains about a hundred full color photographs of hussar arms and armor, as well as paintings of significant commanders and battles.

• Banach, Jerzy Cracow City of Museums (Warsaw, Poland: Arkady) 1976.

  Lots of big pictures, a few of which are of 17^{th items.}

• Werner, Jerzy Polska Bron Luk i Kusza (Wroclaw: Ossolinskich Wydawnictwo) 1974.

  Completely in Polish. A great source for archery in Poland.

• Zawistowski, Wladyslaw Kto jest kim w Trylogii Henryka Sienkiewicza? (Gdansk, Poland: Tower Press) 1999.

  While completely in Polish, this is a wonderful treasure trove of information about Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy (With Fire & Sword, The Deluge, and Fire in the Steppe). There are many period illustrations of arms & armour.

• Zygulski Jun., Zdzislaw Bron w Dawnej Polsce (Warsaw, Poland: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe) 1982.

  While completely in Polish except for English translations for the illustrations. It has nearly 400 black & white and color plates, and hundreds of line drawings.

• Zygulski Jun., Zdzislaw Ottoman Art in the Serice of the Empire (New York:New York University Press) 1992.

  Completely in English. 73 black & white photographs & 23 line drawings.

• Zygulski Jun., Zdzislaw Husaria Polska (Warsaw, Poland: Wydawnictwo Pagina) 2000.

  While completely in Polish except for English translations for the illustrations. It is a treasure trove of husaria photos.

• Zygulski Jun., Zdzislaw Bron Wschodina. Turcja. Persja. Indie. Japonia. 1983.

  I don' have this one yet, but a friend sent me a couple of photocopies from it and I look forward to obtaining it someday.

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