1st Edition
The English Master of Arms From the Twelfth to the Twentieth Century
By J.D. Aylward
Copyright 1956
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1956, The English Master of Arms presents a fascinating chapter of social history, not merely of fencing. It was the common custom of gentlemen to bear arms, and the background to this custom is an important aspect of history of manners and conduct. Changes in social condition made the weapon an accessory to dress rather than a protective equipment; but the enthusiasm for the... Read more
Prologue 1. The Mediaeval Master 2. The Tudor Master 3. Playing a Prize 4. Rocco Bonetti 5. Jeronimo and Saviolo 6. George Silver 7. The Jacobean Master 8. Monsieur Faubert’s Academy 9. The Carey Manuscript 10. The Gladiators, I 11. The Gladiators, II 12. Sir William Hope 13. Donald McBane 14. The Eighteenth Century Masters 15. The Later Georgian Masters 16. The Angelo School 17. The Nineteenth Century 18. Renaissance Epilogue Appendices Bibliography Index
Biography
J. D. Aylward
