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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486419517

ISBN-139780486419510

eBay Product ID (ePID)154358979

Product Key Features

Book TitleOld Sword Play : Techniques of the Great Masters

Number of Pages112 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFencing, Military / Weapons, Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Military / General

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, History

AuthorAlfred Hutton

Book SeriesDover Military History, Weapons, Armor Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight6.3 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-047482

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal796.86

Table Of ContentCHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER II. THE TWO-HAND SWORD CHAPTER III. RAPIER AND DAGGER CHAPTER IV. BROADSWORD AND BUCKLER CHAPTER V. RAPIER AND CLOAK CHAPTER VI. DAGGER AND CLOAK CHAPTER VII. THE CASE OF RAPIERS CHAPTER VIII. THE TRANSITION PERIOD CHAPTER IX. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Q

SynopsisComprehensive, detailed instruction in the use of the two-hand sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword and buckler, rapier and cloak, and dagger and cloak, along with 59 illustrations, including diagrams and rare woodcuts, of classic fencing positions. Valuable information for scholars, sword-play enthusiasts, general readers and anyone interested in this age-old form of self-defense., Anyone interested in historical weapons or the art of fencing will want to own this classic study of swordsmanship in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Written in the late nineteenth century by a British officer, antiquarian, and noted scholar of the sword, the work was intended to provide military men with essential training in the art and science of fencing. Drawing upon the methods used by master swordsmen over three centuries, Hutton presented the tactics of the ancient masters in a form comprehensible to swordsmen of his own day. His extensive, detailed instructions cover the use of the two-hand sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword and buckler, rapier and cloak, and dagger and cloak. Complemented by nearly 60 illustrations, including instructive diagrams and rare woodcuts of classic fencing positions, this excellent introduction and its valuable information will be welcomed by scholars, theatrical directors, and sword-play enthusiasts alike. The book will also appeal to general audiences and anyone interested in an ancient form of self-defense still regarded by many as an art form and recreational pursuit., Diagrams and detailed instruction in the use of the two-hand sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword and buckler, rapier and cloak, and dagger and cloak. For sword-play enthusiasts and anyone interested in self-defense.

LC Classification NumberU865.H89 2001