Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons

Multiple manuscripts of Hans Talhoffer’s fifteenth-century Fechtbuch depict duels between combatants wielding faceted clubs and tall shields, as well as combatants in tight-fitting grey clothing, and duels between a man and a woman. Legal ordinances and court records from Talhoffer’s time and before...

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Main Author: Elema Ariella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Acta Periodica Duellatorum
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/apd.2019.7.issue-1/apd-2019-0001/apd-2019-0001.xml?format=INT