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The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship
Royal Armouries Manuscript I.33, also known as the Tower Fechtbuch or the Walpurgis Manuscript, is the oldest-known manual of swordsmanship in the western canon. Dated to c.1310, …
Daily Life in Medieval Europe
Explore the Middle Ages, a complex and often misunderstood period in European history, through this vivid examination. Details of everyday living recreate the time period for …
Daily Life in Chaucer's England
Experience the medieval world firsthand in this indispensable hands-on resource, and examine life as it was actually lived. The first book on medieval England to arise out of the …
Daily Life in Stuart England
England witnessed an overall rising standard of living in the seventeenth century. Still very much an agrarian society, approximately 80% of the population lived in rural …
Pietro Monte's Collectanea
First translation into English of a wide-ranging military treatise from the late middle ages.Pietro Monte's Collectanea is a wide-ranging treatise on the arts of knighthood, …
The Book of Horsemanship by Duarte I of Portugal
First full translation of an important treatise on chivalric horsemanship.Written around 1430, Duarte of Portugal's remarkable treatise on chivalric horsemanship, the Livro do …
Daily Life in Chaucer's England
Experience the medieval world firsthand in this indispensable hands-on resource, and examine life as it was actually lived. The first book on medieval England to arise out of the …
Daily Life in Elizabethan England
This book offers an experiential perspective on the lives of Elizabethans—how they worked, ate, and played—with hands-on examples that include authentic music, recipes, and games …
The Art of Swordsmanship by Hans Lecküchner
English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords. Completed in 1482, Johannes Lecküchner's Art of Combat with the "Langes Messer" …
The Art of Sword Combat
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 …
Daily Life in Elizabethan England
This book offers an experiential perspective on the lives of Elizabethans-how they worked, ate, and played-with hands-on examples that include authentic music, recipes, and games …
Francis Willughby's Book of Games
Francis Willughby's Book of Games, published here for the first time, is a remarkable work and an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in early modern social history. …