Part I. General information on damascene blades and how their pattern is produced, and other ornamental techniques. Part II. The development of damascene steel, examinations of Indian steel, early examinations of damascene blades, and modern methods of physical metallurgy in research on damascene steel. Part III. Attempts to produce damascene swords in Europe: experiments in Western Europe; and the work of major-general Anossoff and his successors. Part IV. Damascene steel in historical written sources and accounts: ancient and medieval times, 16-18th century, 19-20th century. -- AATA