Islamic Art - The Barakat Trust

Decoding Arms and Armour with Arthur Bijl

March 09, 2022 Asia House Arts and Learning Season 4 Episode 2
Islamic Art - The Barakat Trust
Decoding Arms and Armour with Arthur Bijl
Show Notes

Join Arthur Bijl, Hutton McRoberts Assistant Curator of Ottoman, Middle Eastern and Asian Arms and Armour at The Wallace Collection for a fascinating conversation about the social history of arms and armour. Discover how what we think of as 'weapons' today were once also fashion statements, works of art, and status symbols in the pre-modern age.