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Medieval Armoured Combat

Author : Dierk Hagedorn,Bartlomiej Walczak
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784383343

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Medieval Armoured Combat by Dierk Hagedorn,Bartlomiej Walczak Pdf

The "Gladiatoria" group of German fencing manuscripts are several editions of a treatise on armoured foot combat, specifically aimed at duel fighting.Gloriously-illustrated, and replete with substantial commentary, these works are some of the greatest achievements in the corpus of late medieval fight books. These works have both tremendous artistic merit and incalculable historical value.In this remarkable full colour volume, authors Dierk Hagedorn and Bartomiej Walczak elegantly present their work on the copy of this treatise now in the Yale Center for British Art, including a reproduction of the manuscript, a full transcription, and translations into English.The work includes a foreword by Sydney Anglo which explains how the work shows a highly sophisticated pedagogical system of movement and applauds the editors for presenting the material in a clear and practical way.Additional essays discuss other aspects of the manuscript - including a tale of Dierk Hagedorn's adventures tracking down the manuscript.

Medieval Combat

Author : Hans Talhoffer
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473835177

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Medieval Combat by Hans Talhoffer Pdf

“[A] remarkable how-to . . . offers freeze-frame instructions on medieval martial arts using swords, shields, poleaxes, daggers and wrestling” (Publishers Weekly). Written by German fencing master Hans Talhoffer in 1467, this book illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the “judicial duel” (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword’s inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. These skills were supplemented with techniques for grappling, wrestling, kicking and throwing the opponent, as well as disarming him by seizing his weapon. Every attack contained a defense and every defense a counterattack. Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmored fighting with the long sword, poleaxe, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. This is one of the most popular and influential manuals of its kind. “This superb treatise, amply illustrated, provides valuable insight into the real world of medieval combat. Magnificent!” —Books Monthly

The Use of Medieval Weaponry

Author : Eric Lowe
Publisher : Aeon Books
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781913504267

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The Use of Medieval Weaponry by Eric Lowe Pdf

From fantasy novels and cosplay to Renaissance festivals and roleplaying games, the love for medieval weapons runs deep. But how were they actually used? In The Use of Medieval Weaponry, historical fencing instructor and competitive fighter, Eric Lowe brings together the words of over a dozen medieval masters, as well as the practical experience of contemporary historical European martial artists, to answer this deceptively simple question. For the first time, learn to see weapons from the perspective, not of ancient generals or modern museum curators, but the people holding the sword. Compare weapons in combat, consider the pros and cons of different types and styles, and discover how medieval warriors adapted their art to their favorite tools. Whether you are an armchair enthusiast or a fighter ready to step up your game, Lowe takes you inside the world of medieval martial arts as no one else can.

The Art of Swordsmanship

Author : Hans Lecküchner
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Fencing
ISBN : 9781783270286

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The Art of Swordsmanship by Hans Lecküchner Pdf

English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords.

Medieval Knight Science

Author : Allison Lassieur
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781491481301

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Medieval Knight Science by Allison Lassieur Pdf

"Describes the science behind the armor, weapons, training, and tactics used by medieval knights in combat"--

Medieval Fighting Man

Author : Jens Hill
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785000102

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Medieval Fighting Man by Jens Hill Pdf

In medieval times an individual often needed to defend his life, his family and his property, and mercenaries earned their living by hiring out their skills, while feudal noblemen regularly mustered their men-at-arms and their subordinate vassals and tenants to provide military service, even to the point of leading them on Crusades to the Holy Land and elsewhere. In the later medieval period the growing cities required their citizens to take up arms as militia in defence of the community during times of external threat. In The Medieval Fighting Man - Europa Militaria Special No 18, meticulous use is made of the sources available to enable the materials, colours and patterns used for reconstructed clothing to represent the 'real thing' as accurately as possible. Fortunately, great numbers of medieval weapons and pieces of armour survived and can now be viewed in displays, and these form the basis of the arms presented in this book. This well-researched guide to the costume and equipment of the Medieval fighting man through the period 800-1500 will be of interest to all collectors, re-enactors, costumiers and military historians, and is fully illustrated with 147 colour photographs.

Medieval Combat in Colour

Author : Hans Talhoffer
Publisher : Greenhill Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 178438285X

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Medieval Combat in Colour by Hans Talhoffer Pdf

Hans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword's inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. These skills were supplemented with techniques for grappling, wrestling, kicking and throwing the opponent, as well as disarming him by seizing his weapon. Every attack contained a defence and every defence a counter-attack. Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmoured fighting with the long sword, pole-axe, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. This is one of the most popular and influential manuals of its kind.

The Academy of the Sword

Author : Donald J. LaRocca,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fencing
ISBN : 9780870998942

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The Academy of the Sword by Donald J. LaRocca,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

"The Academy of the Sword centers on an assemblage of rare illustrated books devoted to the subject of fencing and dueling, drawn (with one exception) from the library of the Arms and Armor Department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art ... Accompanying the books and giving vivid impact to their illustrations are a selection of swords, rapiers, parrying daggers, bucklers, and other accoutrements, which follow the chronology of, and changes in, fighting styles depicted in the books"--Introduction, page 3

Medieval Wrestling

Author : Jessica Finley
Publisher : Freelance Academy Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781937439484

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Medieval Wrestling by Jessica Finley Pdf

In the Middle Ages, wrestling was practiced as both pastime and self-defense by every level of society - nobles, townsman, and peasants alike - and was regarded as the foundation of all other martial arts. And no medieval wrestler's name looms as large as that of the Jewish master Ott, "wrestler to the noble Princes of Austria", whose treatise is included in over a dozen fencing manuscripts. In this first of its kind book, Jessica Finley of the renowned medieval martial arts association, the Selohaar Fechtschule, guides the reader on a journey that begins with the historical background of Ott's wrestling and culminates in step-by-step instruction for practicing the techniques of this ancient fighting art. Both the lover of history and the wrestler on the mat will find this work an invaluable resource.

Medieval Military Combat

Author : Tom Lewis
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612008882

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Medieval Military Combat by Tom Lewis Pdf

A concise and entertaining explanation of how other accounts, and popular culture such as films, have misrepresented medieval warfare. We don't know how medieval soldiers fought. Did they just walk forward in their armor smashing each other with their maces and poleaxes for hours on end, as depicted on film and in programs such as Game of Thrones? They could not have done so. It is impossible to fight in such a manner for more than several minutes as exhaustion becomes a preventative factor. Indeed, we know more of how the Roman and Greek armies fought than we do of the 1300 to 1550 period. So how did medieval soldiers in the War of the Roses, and in the infantry sections of battles such as Agincourt and Towton, carry out their grim work? Medieval Military Combat shows, for the first time, the techniques of such battles. It also breaks new ground in establishing medieval battle numbers as highly exaggerated, and that we need to look again at the accounts of actions such as the famous Battle of Towton, which this work uses as a basic for its overall study.

The Flower of Battle

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0984771697

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The Flower of Battle is Colin Hatcher's translation of Fiore dei Liberi's art of combat from the early 15th century. The work included high-resolution images and English text laid out in the manner of the original.

In Saint George's Name

Author : Christian Tobler
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Martial arts
ISBN : 9781783017423

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In Saint George's Name by Christian Tobler Pdf

The medieval knight was a well-trained fighting man, expert in the use of sword, lance, spear and dagger, and member of a warrior aristocracy whose values, virtues and vices helped shape European society for over 500 years. As a window into the knight and his craft, In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts brings readers a treasure trove of historic combat treatises, musings on the culture and context of the martial arts in the late Middle Ages, and hands-on training exercises for wrestling, dagger, falchion, and poleaxe. Join medieval combat expert Christian Henry Tobler on an expansive journey into the lost world of chivalric fighting arts, certain to thrill martial artists, arms and armour enthusiasts, and lovers of history alike.

The Medieval Tournament

Author : R. Coltman Clephan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486148045

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The Medieval Tournament by R. Coltman Clephan Pdf

DIVA superb history of English and European tournaments. Topics include Arthurian and other round tables, body armor, chain mail, plate armor, royal jousts, the tilt, trial by combat, much more. 24 illustrations. Bibliography. Index. /div

Medieval Combat in Colour

Author : Hans Talhoffer
Publisher : Greenhill Books
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784382865

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Medieval Combat in Colour by Hans Talhoffer Pdf

Hans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat.Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword's inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. These skills were supplemented with techniques for grappling, wrestling, kicking and throwing the opponent, as well as disarming him by seizing his weapon. Every attack contained a defence and every defence a counter-attack. Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmoured fighting with the long sword, pole-axe, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat.This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. This is one of the most popular and influential manuals of its kind.

Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight

Author : David Edge,John Miles Paddock
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029541336

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Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight by David Edge,John Miles Paddock Pdf

An illustrated survey of knights, their weapons, their battles and wars, and tournaments. Includes glossary of terms and an appendix detailing construction of armor.