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  • The Independent Master of Arms

    de Charles Besnard ...
    Traducido por Chris Slee ...
    Charles Besnard's 1653 text marks both the start of the era of the smallsword and beginnings of the French school of fencing. The book clearly outlines the stances, strikes and parries taught during the transitional period between fencing with the rapier and the development of the lighter court sword carried by the nobility and upper classes as a mark of their status in society. The student of ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • Secrets of the Sword Alone

    Traicte contenant les Secrets du Premier Livre de l’Espee Seule

    de Henry de Sainct Didier, Chris Slee ...
    A modern English translation of Henry de Sainct-Didier's 1573 fencing training manual. Sainct-Didier taught a style of swordsmanship informed by more than two decades as a soldier on the battlefields of France's Italian Wars. He demonstrates techniques which are straight-forward and direct, without the niceties of the Italian and Spanish salles of the period.This is a textbook of lesson plans ... Leer más

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  • La Canne Royale

    Two Nineteenth Century Training Manuals for La Canne de Combat

    de Chris Slee, Larribeau, Eugène Humé ...
    La Canne holds a unique position in the development of martial arts in the nineteenth century. It was at once a weapon for self-defense taught in the boxing and savate clubs across France and Belgium as well as a tool for gymnastics and physical education. The canne was taught to the officer class in military academies and to children in public schools.This volume presents two mid-century methods ... Leer más

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  • One-on-One Combat in the Arena

    de Marc de la Béraudière ...
    Traducido por Chris Slee ...
    Marc de la Béraudière's 1608 opus on justice, manners and polite society, One-on-One Combat in the Arena provides the fencer and the historian something more than simple advice literature. Positioned as a 'mirror for princes,' the text defies easy classification, seamlessly blending governance principles with courtly etiquette. Béraudière offers precise instructions for princely rule -- spanning ... Leer más

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  • The Art of Fencing Reduced to a Methodical Summary

    L'Art de Tirer des Armes Réduit en Abrégé Méthodique

    de Jean de Brye, Chris Slee ...
    Jean de Brye's The Art of Fencing (1721) is a manual for fencing instructors and coaches showing how to break down the discipline into four broad developmental stages. He begins with the basics of posture, balance, guard positions and simple actions before progressing to chaining together these actions to make complex attack phrases and later moving on to sparring with another opponent. It is not ... Leer más

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  • Archives of the Masters of Arms of Paris

    de Henri Daressy, Chris Slee ...
    The Corporation of the Master in Deeds of Arms of Paris was founded under the auspices of Charles IX in 1567 and, for the next 225 years, it regulated the conduct and teaching of fencing in Paris until its demise in the French Revolution. The Corporation included many of the most celebrated names of the French fencing world such as Pompée, Cavalcabo, Saint-Ange, de la Touche, le Perche, Liancour, ... Leer más

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  • Fencing through the Ages

    Fencing through the Ages and On the Subject of the Transformation of the Combat Sword

    de Adolphe Corthey, Chris Slee ...
    Adolphe Corthey is the powerhouse behind the revival of interest in historical or period fencing in late nineteenth century France yet he remains largely unknown outside the French-speaking world.His meticulous and in-depth research into the styles of fencing of former times were translated into public demonstrations of the use of two-handed swords, rapier and dagger, buckler and cloak as well as ... Leer más

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    de Victor Hugo, E. H. Blackmore, A. M. Blackmore ...
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    'To the English, I am "shocking"...What's more, French, which is disgusting; republican, which is abominable; exiled, which is repulsive; defeated, which is infamous. To top it all off, a poet...' Victor Hugo dominated literary life in France for over half a century, pouring forth novels, poems, plays, and other writings with unflagging zest and vitality. Here, for the first time in English, all ... Leer más

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  • A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry

    de Richard Burton ...
    Nothing will here be said concerning the "goose step of the sword," the "Balance Motions," and the "Extension Motions," of the official 'Infantry Sword Exercise.' They are essentially a part of 'Squad and Setting-up Drill,' and as such they have been treated in several good manuals, especially by Sergeant-Major S. Bertram Brown... ... Leer más

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  • Victor Hugo: 6 books in English translation

    de Victor Hugo ...
    This file includes: Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), The Man Who Laughs, Les Miserables, The History of a Crime, The Memoirs of Victor Hugo, and Poems. According to Wikipedia: "Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France. In ... Leer más

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  • Essays of Montaigne

    de Montaigne ...
    Montaigne essentially invented the literary form of essay, a short subjective treatment of a given topic, of which the book contains a large number. Montaigne wrote in a kind of crafted rhetoric designed to intrigue and involve the reader, sometimes appearing to move in a stream-of-thought from topic to topic and at other times employing a structured style which gives more emphasis to the didactic ... Leer más

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  • The Last Duel

    A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat

    de Eric Jager ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando SentinelThe basis for the major motion picture starring Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver, now streaming on Hulu!The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crimeIn ... Leer más

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