The English Master of Arms

First published in 1956, The English Master of Arms presents a fascinating chapter of social history, not merely of fencing. It documents the history of the English Master of Arms, of how he emerged, established his schools, and taught his art.

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J. D. Aylward

Zusammenfassung
First published in 1956, The English Master of Arms presents a fascinating chapter of social history, not merely of fencing. It documents the history of the English Master of Arms, of how he emerged, established his schools, and taught his art.

Inhalt

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*