The Art of the Rapier: A Manual for Today's Fencers

by Ken Mondschein

The Art of the Rapier is a comprehensive manual intended to teach modern people how to fence in the style of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Profusely illustrated with both photographs and examples from period treatises, it is written for three main audiences: devotees of the Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) movement; members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) and other medieval-recreation groups; and coaches of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0985444142
• ISBN13: 9780985444143
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Swordplay Books
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"