•  Unparalleled guide to medieval combat
•  Fifteenth-century fencing techniques illustrated in full detail

This brilliant and attractive book makes one of the most influential and lavishly drawn fencing manuals of the Middle Ages available in English for the first time. The authentic fifteenth-century techniques of master of arms Hans Talhoffer present not only a unique historic record but also a visual guide for modern practitioners.

Illustrated with 268 contemporary images, this guide provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication, and ruthlessness.