Fighting, Weapons, and Military Books
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Blacksmith; traditional techniques for the modern smith - $24.95
Lorelei Sims. With an increasing interest & revival in the art of blacksmithing as a hobby, both men & women are becoming at-home smiths. Smithing is a simple, rewarding craft anyone can enjoy. Even beginners can produce useful & beautiful projects. This book shows you how, with some patience & a working knowledge of metals, basic tools, & techniques, blacksmithing can be easy to learn and a rewarding hobby. Through instructions & illustrations, readers will learn to make simple tools and useful items. Tr pb, 176pp, resources list, glossary, index. Color photos and b/w diagrams throughout. Quarry Books
Complete Modern
Blacksmith - $19.95
Alexander G Weygers. Demonstrated,
with lucid text & copious, beautifully clear b/w illos,
the basic tools & techniques that are available for the modern blacksmith.
Actually three books in one: The recycling, use, & repair of tools’, ‘The
Making of tools’, & ‘The Complete Blacksmith’. This fascinating book covers
everything from developing the correct hammer & body motions for forging to
creating tools such as pliers & shovels & hardware such as hinges &
door latches. Weygers explains the hows & whys of inventing, improvising, &
constructing ‘things’ out of ‘nothing’. (Pub note) Tr pb, 8-1/2x11, 300 pp.
Ten Speed Press.
Knives &
Scabbards: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London - $37.95
J Cowgill, M de Neergaard,
N Griffiths. Reprinted from the Museum of London’s
original publication. This catalog details over 500 items found in the
archeological excavation of 12th century London middens.25 b/w illos, much highly technical material. For the serious
recreationist or craftsman: a classic work of scholarship. Paper,184pp. Boydell & Brewer
Longbow, a social
and military history - $27.95
Robert Hardy. Traces the bow from its earliest beginnings to its flowering in the Middle Ages. Also touches on the American bow. Lg tr pb, 244pp, technical appendix discussing bow design & materials. 4pp color plates, numerous b/w sketches. Index, biblio. Sutton
Medieval Archer -
$29.95
Jim Bradbury. ‘This book pretends to do no more than survey the subject, and delve a little more into some aspects that have interested me”, says the author, who also wrote The Medieval Siege. Chapters on The Archer & His Weapons, Archers at Hastings, From Hastings to Lincoln on Foot, Robin Hood, The Advent of the Longbow, The Triumph of the Longbow, Agincourt, The Last Years of the Military Archer, The Archer in Society are rounded out with an impressive biblio & index. Numerous b/w diagrams & illus from contemporary sources. Tr pb, 198pp. Boydell & Brewer
Medieval Combat -
$22.95
Hans Talhoffer, trans Mark Rector This brilliant
& attractive book makes one of the most influential & lavishly drawn
fencing manuals of the Middle Ages available in English for the first time. The
authentic 15th-century techniques of this master present not only a
unique historic record but also a visual guide for modern practitioners. 320
pp, 268 illus, pb Greenhill
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