Swords: An Artist's Devotion

by Ben Boos

Other authorsBen Boos (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2008

Call number

J 623.4 B

Collection

Children’s/YA Nonfiction

Publication

Candlewick (2008), Edition: 1st, 96 pages

Description

Illustrated with breathtaking intricacy, a celebration of swords and swordsmen spans history and cultures to review the ancient warriors who lived by the sword, from Beowulf to medieval knights, and from stealthy ninja and samurai to legendary maidens of war.

User reviews

LibraryThing member saltypepper

This book is so beautifully illustrated it has to be seen to be fully appreciated.

I got it on a Friday, and over the course of the weekend every member of my family snuck off with it to spend some time leafing through the pages and studying the pictures, including my 7-year-old daughter and

3-year-old son.

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LibraryThing member jenstrongin

A. loves making paper swords and was interested in looking through this book for inspiration. It did not hold his interest for long, although he enjoyed leafing through it. I think we both would have liked it more if it had more historical info about swords/sword crafting along with the

illustrations.

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LibraryThing member jennybeast

Pretty, but lacking in story. It's basically an artist's notebook of sword drawings, but ultimately they come across as fairly generic, and lacking in specific history or storytelling to make them compelling.

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