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Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat
List Price: $29.95 • This book is on 16 myArmoury member lists • This book has 3 myArmoury member reviews
Edition: Hardcover Other editions available: Paperback 27 third-party copies available from: $49.01 
Other items of interest: • Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling • Old Sword Play: Techniques of the Great Masters (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor) • The Knightly Art of Battle • Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword • SPADA II: An Anthology of Swordsmanship (v. 2)  Product Description: 268 illustrations 6 x 9 This brilliant and attractive new book makes one of the most influential fencing manuals of the middle ages available in English for the first time. The authentic fifteenth-century techniques of master-of-arms Hans Talhoffer are illustrated in detail, presenting not only a unique historic record but also a visual guide for modern practitioners. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. Mark Rector, the editor and translator of this work, is an actor, playwright, stage combatant and fight choreographer. He is a founder of the Chicago Swordplay Guild and Associate Director of Swordplay Symposium International. Product Details/Specifications: Authors: Hans Talhoffer Creators: Mark Rector (Editor) Recording label: Greenhill Books Publishers: Greenhill Books Manufacturer: Greenhill Books EAN: 9781853674181 Binding: Hardcover ISBN: 1853674184 Number of items: 1 Number of pages: 304 Publication date: 2000-09 Language: English (Unknown) Language: English (Original Language) Language: English (Published) |
