Medieval Combat : A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat
Author(s):
Talhoffer, Hans
; Rector, Mark (translator
; editor)
| Binding: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
|---|---|
| Impression: | 1st Impression |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Greenhill Books |
| Publication Year: | 2000 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 009909 |
|---|---|
| Categories: | History - General |
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History - General
318pp, black and white illustrations. In green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine (boards are strong, square, clean-edged and bright, with some very gentle bruising at spine base). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (very slightly bumped at spine base, mild shelf wear). One of the most influential and lavishly drawn fencing manuals of the Middle Ages available in English for the first time. Talhoffer's original text was written in 1467.
Keywords:
Fencing
Mortal Combat
Middle Ages
Medieval Art of Fighting
Medieval Combat
