Author: Alfred Hutton
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 577144

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.3

ISBN: 0486419517
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.86
EAN: 9780486419510
ASIN: 0486419517

Publication Date: January 4, 2002
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Product Description

Comprehensive, 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.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

An Interesting Volume June 26, 2002
20 out of 23 found this review helpful

Reading Hutton is always interesting, as he is such a pivital individual in fencing's transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. "Old Sword-Play" gives us a look at fencing's early stages of develpment. For the fencer, it is good to know one's origins. As the author of "The Art and Science of Fencing," and "The Inner Game of Fencing," and the editor/publisher of FENCERS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, I recommend this book.

5 out of 5 stars

Buy this book! February 21, 2002
6 out of 21 found this review helpful

It is absolutely essential that you buy this book. Maestro Martinez' introduction alone merits it, but to be able to drink in Hutton's wisdom on historical fencing... hoo boy!

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