Books about the Kris - Keris Book: The invincible Krises 2 Author: Vanna Ghiringhelli (language: English) A very good and detailed book (185 pages with 151 beautiful large, colored illustrations) written in English about many types of Krisses from all the Islands with Keris history For more details you can click this picture or visit: http://www.invinciblekrises.com Price: 49,50 euro Book: KERIS BALI Bersejarah Author: Pande Wayan Suteja Neka & Basuki Teguh Yuwono Language: Bhs Indonesia 321 pages glossy paper with a lor of coloured pictures The first good quality book about Kerisses from Bali and Lombok written by the founder of the Neka (Keris) Museum in Bali Price: 145,00 euro still a few available signed by the author Book: The Javanese Kris Author: I Groneman and David van Duuren (preface and introduction) Language: English 288 pages glossy paper with 300 illustrations For more details you can click this picture or visit: http://www.the-javanese-kris.com Price: 75,00 euro Book: IRON ANCESTORS Kris Sajen, Kris Majapahit and related Objects. By: Theo Alkema, Ben Grishaver& Karel Sirag (language: English) This book focusses on the all-iron kris with an ancestor as its hilt, amulets rather than weapons, such as Keris Sajen / Keris Majapahit. 224 pages with 288 colour photographs and 27 b/w drawings Price: 60,00 euro Book: Senjata Pusaka Bugis. By:Ahmad Ubbe, Andi M. Irwan Zulfikar, Dray Vibrianto Senewe (language: Bhs Indonesia) This important book focusses on the Bugis weapons such as the Keris and the Badik, the handle and the pamor. 366 pages glossy paper containing a lot of very beautiful illustations of Kerisses and other Bugis weapons. Size: 30 x 23 x 2,5 cm. Price: 90,00 euro Book: Keris Jawa antara Mistik dan Nalar Author: Haryono Haryoguritno (language: Bahasa Indonesia) A very nice book (458 pages) with very large and beautiful pictures Mainly about Kerisses from Java. Good details and clear pictures and drawings Sold out, only available by pre-order Price: 175,00 euro Book: The Beauty of Krishilt / Pesona Hulu Keris Author: Pak Junus (language: English and Bahasa Indonesia) A very nice book about Krishilts. 182 pages on glossy paper with 198 large and beautiful illustrations Price: 90,00 euro (only a few still available) Book: Ensiklopedi Keris. Author: Bambang Harsrinuksmo (language: Bahasa Indonesia) A good and very complete encyclopedia about all krisses and tombaks (spears) from all the islands,640 pages with a lot of illustrations Price: 75,00 euro Book: Tosan Aji Pesona Jejak Prestasi Budaya Author: Prasida Wibawa (language: Bahasa Indonesia) Very nice book with a lot of good illustrations and content about Krisses and tombaks. Price: 39,50 euro Book: De inlandsche kunstnijverheid in Nederlands Indië Deel 5: De bewerking van niet-edele metalen Author: J.E. Jasper en Mas Pirngad (language: Dutch) Re-print of the famous book (1930) because of it's content about welding/forging of weapons in Indonesia and the art of pamor-welding. Price: 89,95 euro Book: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Author: A.G. Zonneveld (language: English) Reference work on Indonesian edged weapons such as andar, badek, balato, baluse, barong, bayu, buko, golok, jimpul, kalasan, kampilan, keris/kris, kudi, ladieng, mandau, niabor, palitai, pandat, parang, pedang, sewar, sumpitan, tumbok lada, wedung, etc). In addition, shields, spears, war hats and war dresses are illustrated and described. Price: 60,00 euro Book: De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia Vol I. Author: G.J.F.J.Tammens (language: Dutch and English) One of the first books about Kerisses. Vol 1 gives a good first impression about Kerisses and the history of Kerisses. 301 pages with 175 b/w and some colored illustrations Price: 75,00 euro Book: De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia Vol 2. Author: G.J.F.J.Tammens (language: Dutch and English) This part is mainly about the pamor and pamorpatterns 275 pages with 345 b/w and some colored illustrations Price: 75,00 euro Book: De Kris in zijn Paranormale Wereld Author: G.J.F.J.Tammens (language: Dutch) The content of this part is mainly about the spiritual aspects of the Keris. 150 pages with b/w and some colored illustrations Price: 35,00 euro Book: De Krissen Wereld van Dr. I.J. Groneman Author: Dr. I.J Groneman / Ing Tammens Language: German and Dutch 192 pages compilation of the old manuscripts of Dr. Groneman, written in Dutch and German Language with illustrations. Price: 35,00 euro Krisdisk: Krisses from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Author: Kartsen Sejr Jensen (language: English) A very good Ebook on CDrom Very detailed and complete information and many beautiful pictures of Kerisses 456 pages on pdf with more then 250 images Price: 49,50 euro Book: Krisses A critical Bibliography. Author: David van Duuren In this book (192 pages) David van Duuren has compiled and anaysed all the important 19th and 20th century publications about Krisses. The author, David van Duuren, is curator and collection manager at the KIT Tropenmeseum, Amsterdam Price: 39,50 euro Book: Spirit of Wood The art of Malay Woodcarving. A nice book with many pictures and information about woodcarving, contains a lot keris handle's as well 176 pages with +/- 300 colored illustrations Price: 45,00 euro Worldwide shipping possible. Info: info@devriesantiek.nl de Vries Antiek Zandstraat 1 5473 RJ   Heeswijk-Dinther Netherlands +31 (0) 413-293900 To the Website of de Vries Antiques Antique Indonesian Furniture Asian Art & old Indonesian products