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SPADA II: An Anthology of Swordsmanship (v. 2)
List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $22.46 (As of May 21, 08:56 AM) Ships FREE from Amazon.com on orders over $25 (details)  • This book is on our reading list • This book is on 28 myArmoury member lists • This book has 2 myArmoury member reviews
Edition: Paperback 28 third-party copies available from: $18.07 (As of May 21, 08:56 AM) 
Other items of interest: • Medieval Art of Sword & Shield: The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS I.33 • Spada: An Anthology of Swordsmanship in Memory of Ewart Oakeshott • Cold Steel Medieval Training Sword Waister with Polypropylene • Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling • Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Arts Of Combat: Sword and Buckler Fighting, Wrestling, and Fighting in Armor  Product Description: The relatively young field of historical swordsmanship relies on research into the great historical fencing masters and the many fencing treatises they left behind for posterity. The first edition of SPADA, published in 2003 showcased the very best research by some of the best people in the field. SPADA II continues this, with articles on a wide range of different swordsmanship topics from some of the best known writers and teachers as well as some exciting new authors. Edited by Stephen Hand, author of Medieval Sword and Shield and the upcoming English Swordsmanship, SPADA II also includes work by Tom Leoni, the author of Art of Duelling, Paul Wagner, author of Medieval Sword and Shield, Master of Defence and Highland Broadsword, Chris Thompson, author of Lannairreachd: Gaelic Swordsmanship and Linda McCollum, the editor of the Society of American Fight Directors magazine, The Fight Master. The articles in SPADA II cover a wide range of topics, with something for everyone interested in the theory or practice of historical swordsmanship. Richard Swinney and Scott Crawford - Medical Reality of Historical Wounds Linda Carlyle McCollum - Dispelling Myths About the Early History of Rapier Fencing in England Tom Leoni - Finding the sword or stringere Stephen Hand - Further Thoughts on the Mechanics of Combat with Large Shields Mary Dill Curtis and R.E. “Puck” Curtis - The Circle and the Sword: A Focus on Carranza and Pacheco de Narváez in Renaissance Spain Gary Chelak- Italian Circle Theory: A Study of the Applied Geometry of the Italian Renaissance Stephen Hand - Re-interpretation of some aspects of the sword and buckler system of manuscript I.33 Paul Wagner and Chris Thompson - The Words “Claymore” and “Broadsword” Tom Leoni - The Forgotten Weapon: The Partisan in Italy In the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Whether you are interested in rapier fencing, sword and shield, the Highland Broadsword or just want to know what a sword can do if it hits you, you won?t want to miss out on the latest cutting edge research from some of the finest researchers in historical swordsmanship. Product Details/Specifications: Creators: Stephen Hand (Editor) Recording label: Chivalry Bookshelf Publishers: Chivalry Bookshelf Manufacturer: Chivalry Bookshelf EAN: 9781891448355 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 1891448358 Number of items: 1 Number of pages: 188 Publication date: 2005-11-15 Language: English (Unknown) Language: English (Original Language) Language: English (Published) Data cached: May 21, 2013 08:56 AM (GMT -8 hours) |
