Author : Jeffrey L. Forgeng
Release : 2018
Genre : Fencing
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The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship write by Jeffrey L. Forgeng. This book was released on 2018. The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jointly Published with the British Royal Armouries Medieval fighting has long been thought to be rough and untutored. Visions of men madly slashing to and fro and hoping for the best still dominate not only popular culture but modern histories of fencing as well. In recent years, the survival of more than 175 fighting treatises from the Middle Ages and Renaissance has provided a whole generation of enthusiasts, scholars, reenactors and stage choreographers with a wealth of new information. This text represents the earliest known text on swordsmanship anywhere in the world. Royal Armouries MS I.33 presents a system of combat that is sophisticated and demonstrates the diffusion of fighting arts beyond the military classes. Within the manuscripts richly illustrated full-color illustrations lie still-potent demonstrates of sword techniques, surprisingly shown by a Priest and Scholar. Most surprisingly, however, is the presence of a woman practcing in the text, the only one illustrated in any European fighting treatise. This full color facsimile & translation has been long-awaited and promises to become an important resource for years to come