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Overview
Engrossing, carefully researched and illustrated survey spanning 5 centuries covers the development of the sword from its earliest forms, beginning with the Age of Chivalry. Lively contemporary accounts provide details on such weapons as the two-hand sword, the rapier and its auxiliaries, dagger and small sword, broadsword, duelling sword, and sabre. 48 black-and-white illustrations.Synopsis
This reprint of Sir Alfred Hutton's 1901 The Sword and the Centuries (Grant Richards, London) is retitled and presented with a preface by Ramon Martinez of the Association for Historical Fencing, who points to the delights of the work in its description of the customs and lore surrounding the use of "the white arm" in sport and in earnest, in various times and places. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
October 1, 2002
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pages
400
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780486425207