Medieval Combat : A 15th Century Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat
Medieval Combat : A 15th Century Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat
Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal | September 2000 | English | ISBN: 1853674184 | 161 pages | PDF | 65.05 MB
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.