Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat
- ISBN-10
- 185367706X
- ISBN-13
- 9781853677069
- Category
- Fencing
- Pages
- 317
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-07-01
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Authors
- Hans Talhoffer, Mark Rector
Description
This brilliant and attractive book makes one of the most influential and lavishly drawn 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.
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- 2000
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- 2014-04-30
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