Medieval Combat. A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2000
Edition: First Edition

Description: 317 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers 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.

ISBN: 1853674184