Art and Practice of 16th-Century German Fencing

Joachim Meyer (ca. 1537 - 1571) was one of the most influential fencing masters of the Renaissance—a prolific writer of fencing manuals. In Art and Practice of 16th-Century German Fencing Robert Rutherfoord unpacks the complex and elegant art of Meyer's rapier in word and image, including over 200 "first person perspective" illustrations.