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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Following the success of Jeffrey L. Forgeng's translation of Joachim Meyer's The Art of Sword Combat the author was alerted to an earlier recension of the work which was discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced in Strassburg around 1568, is illustrated with thirty watercolour images and seven ink diagrams. The text covers combat with the longsword (hand-and-a-half sword), dusack (a one-handed practice weapon comparable to a sabre), and rapier. The manuscript's theoretical discussion of guards is one of the most critical passages to understanding this key feature of the historical practice, not just in relation to Meyer but in relation to the medieval combat systems in general. The manuscript offers an extensive repertoire of training drills for both the dusack and the rapier, a feature largely lacking in treatises of the period as a whole but critical to modern reconstructions of the practice. The translation also includes a biography of Meyer, much of which has only recently come to light, as well as technical terminology, and other essential information for understanding and contextualizing the work. AUTHOR: Jeffrey L. Forgeng is curator of the Worcester Art Museum's Higgins Collection, the second largest collection of arms and armour in the Americas, and also teaches as Adjunct Professor of History at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His academic work specialises in European treatises on the use of arms and armour SELLING POINTS: . First English translation of this rare manuscript to be published . Compiled by a leading expert in the field of medieval and Renaissance martial combat . Meyer's original text fully annotated and explained 32 illustrations First English translation of this rare manuscript to be published compiled by a leading expert in the field of medieval and Renaissance martial combat Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781473876750
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Illustrated. Following the success of Jeffrey L. Forgengs translation of Joachim Meyers The Art of Sword Combat the author was alerted to an earlier recension of the work which was discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden.The manuscript, produced in Strassburg around 1568, is illustrated with thirty watercolor images and seven ink diagrams.The text covers combat with the long sword (hand-and-a-half sword), dusack (a one-handed practice weapon comparable to a saber), and rapier. The manuscripts theoretical discussion of guards is one of the most critical passages to understanding this key feature of the historical practice, not just in relation to Meyer but in relation to the medieval combat systems in general.The manuscript offers an extensive repertoire of training drills for both the dusack and the rapier, a feature largely lacking in treatises of the period as a whole but critical to modern reconstructions of the practice. The translation also includes a biography of Meyer, much of which has only recently come to light, as well as technical terminology, and other essential information for understanding and contextualizing the work. Seller Inventory # DADAX1473876753
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