- Gebundene Ausgabe: 304 Seiten
- Verlag: Greenhill Books; Auflage: illustrated edition (September 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1853674184
- ISBN-13: 978-1853674181
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24,5 x 15,8 x 2,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 581.619 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Hans Talhoffer's original 'Fechtbuch' ['fight book'] of 1467 illustrates in detail the authentic combat techniques of a Swabian master of arms, presenting not only a unique historic record but also a visual guide for modern practitioners, with 268 illustrations and explanatory captions. This professional fencing manual reveals 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.
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This book makes one of the most influential and lavishly drawn fencing manuals of the Middle Ages available in English for the first time. The authentic 15th Century techniques of master of arms Hans Talhoffer are illustrated in detail, presenting not only a unique historical record but also a visual guide for modern practitioners. 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. Medieval sword-fighting was not the hacking, blade-on-blade, ring of steel affair represented in films and on the stage. 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, 'long knife', 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.
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A wonderful, solid Must-Read of Historical Combat literature
8. November 2000
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Fightmaster Hans Talhoffer is one of the pivotal figures of German sword arts. Steeped into traditions that are as well documented as they remain inaccessible to full camprehension, his art (and showmanship?) belongs to the few medieval systems that have survived not in one but a few manuscripts.
The 1467 Gotha Codex, probably the artistically accomplished in its execution, was first revived for reproduction and re-publication by the Viennese fencing master Gustav Hergsell, whose transcription and interpretation of the instructions may not have remained without vocal critics, but whose leather-bound 1887 editions (both self-published and, later that year, by Calve) still command prices of between $500 and $900 that are eagerly paid by collectors.
Mark Rector has exercised restraint and competence in his endeavor of making Talhoffer accessible to the Anglophone market. He places the manuscript into its appropriate cultural and combative context that has as much to offer to the history buff as it has to the combative practitioner. His work finds a well deserved place in the literary canon of combative arts source literature.
The quality of the production is solid and well worth the price. This books has earned an unconditional seal of approval! Go buy it now.
18 von 19 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A valuable contribution to the history of the sword.
7. Dezember 2000
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
In making Talhoffer's fencing book accessible to the world again, Mark Rector has provided us with an important contribution to sword knowledge. Not just for those involved in recreationist swordplay, but for anyone interested in the roots of fencing. Moreover, for many young fencers today realizing that fencing didn't begin with them might be the first step to developing some respect for the art, science, and sport of fencing -- an attribute that is sorely lacking in many sport fencing circles these days. There's a long history here that makes individuals not all that important. Fencing is bigger than the moment, bigger than egos. The traditions, skills, and mindsets span centuries. The information in this book also has applications as a working reference for anyone wishing to hone their theatrical fencing skills along historical lines. And, of course, "Talhoffer" should be of interest to anyone in love with things medieval. As a fencing master of thirty years, the author of "The Encyclopedia of the Sword," "The Art and Science of Fencing," and "The Inner Game of Fencing," and the editor-in-chief of FENCERS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, I recommend this fascinating book.
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One of the most important medieval fencing treatises
30. September 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Two people are to be thanked for this fine book, Mark Rector, the translator and Hans Talhoffer, the medieval fencing master whose work is shown here for the first time in English.
Talhoffer's fechtbuch is primarily an illustrated work and much interpretation still needs to be done on his combat system. I have personally used this translation in the preparation of a paper on medieval sword and shield techniques. Talhoffer presents a section on the use of an odd shaped shield in judicial duels, giving us our only substantial material on medieval sword and shield combat. An exhaustive examination of medieval illustrations reveals the positions shown in Talhoffer shown over and over. This suggests that despite his strange shield, what Talhoffer was showing in the mid 15th century was nothing new.
This book is useful to people who wish to interpret medieval combat. It contains some editorial comment on the techniques, but this is minimal. Readers should not expect a how-to guide. This is an original fencing treatise, faithfully reproduced. Furthermore the original work was pitched at a fairly advanced level, so don't expect to see the basics. Medieval Combat would work very well in conjunction with Christian Tobler's Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship. That book is a translation and interpretation of another treatise from the same tradition. Anyone who reads Tobler and wants more should buy Medieval Combat. Anyone who reads Medieval Combat and finds themselves confused, should buy Tobler's book to give themselves a solid grounding in German medieval swordsmanship.
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