Art and Practice of 16th-Century German Fencing - A Guide to the Use of Joachim Meyer's Rapier (Paperback)

Joachim Meyer (ca. 1537 - 1571) was one of the most influential fencing masters of the Renaissance--a prolific writer of fencing manuals. In this training guide, Robert Rutherfoord unpacks the complex and elegant art of Meyer's rapier in word and image, including over 200 easy to follow illustrations to bring the art to life. Meyer's monumental "A Thorough Description of the Free, Chivalric, and Noble Art of Fencing, Showing Various Customary Defenses, Affected and Put Forth with Many Handsome and Useful Drawings" was reprinted, adapted and outright plagiarized for over a century after his death. As a martial artist, he was both the last great master of the medieval Liechtenauer fencing tradition and a young innovator, who combined his native, German traditions with those of the Italian and Spanish fencing masters to create a wholly unique systems of fighting with a vast number of weapons. The centrepiece of his work, however, was the cut-and-thrust "sidesword" or "early rapier" which was rapidly eclipsing the knightly two-handed longsword in popularity. Meyer's synthesis not only adapted his native art to this Mediterranean weapon, but in some cases, his innovations prefigured the developments of rapier fencing that Italian masters would promote in the next quarter century after his untimely death.

General

Imprint:	FreeLance Academy Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2020
Authors:	Robert Rutherfoord
Foreword by:	Roger Norling
Afterword by:	Ted Elsner
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-1-937439-38-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Fencing Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-937439-38-0
Barcode:	9781937439385

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!