The book «Lexicon of Arms and Armor from Iran: A Study of Symbols and Terminology»» consists of 560 pages which present 5700 identification and terminological entries. The lexicon provides the following categories of words and expressions:

• all types of offensive weapons, such as swords, maces;
• all types of defensive weapons, such as shields, armor;
• techniques employed by each weapon, such as striking the top of the head with a sword;
• forging techniques, materials used in making crucible steel cakes and forging, and terms related to watered steel;
• different types of horses because horses were used by the cavalry in the battle;
• all horse-related equipment, such as harness;
• siege weapons, such as catapult;
• other types of animals used on the battlefield, such as elephants and camels;
• terms related to the warrior codex of javānmardi;
• terms related to the traditional Persian martial art of varzeš pahlavāni and its related tools;
• wrestling techniques;
• metals and stones used as decorative elements in arms and armor such as gold and precious stones;
• terms related to fighting and warfare, such as attack;
• historical firearms, such as matchlocks and flintlock guns.

Each entry does not only give a linguistic analysis, it also gives complete historical information on each term. Besides, the book includes a catalogue of Persian weapons and armor out of 60 exclusive items.

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