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Chargement... The Book of Swords (2009)par Hank Reinhardt, Toni Weisskopf Reinhardt (Directeur de publication)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Everything that Hank Reinhardt knew about swords and had a chance to write down before he died -- a wealth of information on the sword from its manufacture to its use in battle. The book tends to read like a guy talking to you over a beer, rather than like a scholarly book, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know his stuff. With all the hands-on knowledge he has, both as a lifetime collector and as one of the people behind Museum Replicas Ltd., I suspect he knows more than most scholars. This book is a must for authors wanting to write realistically about sword fighting, not to mention collectors and folks who just like to know how things work. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
The sword is the most revered of all of man's weapons. Although the club is older, the knife more universal, and the firearm much more efficient, it is to the sword that most decoration, myth, mysticism andreverence has been given. The katana has been called " The soul of the Samurai", the Vikings lavished love, care and attached wonderful names to their weapons. The sword has been the symbol of Justice, of Vengeance, and of Mercy. No one artifact has so captured the imagination as has the sword. As our society has grown more and more advanced, and more reliant on technology, there has been an increased interest in the weapons of the past. The romance of the sword is very much alive-but movies, books and fiction of all types have romanticized the past, and particulary the sword, beyond all recognition of the real thing. Drawing on information from grave excavations, illustrations of battle scenes, and many classical and medieval literary sources, this book discusses how contemporaries showed swords were used. Building on Oakeshott and other authoritative writers on the subject, this volume, representing ten years of writing and a lifetime of experience, will add to the body of knowledge of the history of swords by illustrating not only the beauty of the form of the sword, but also their beauty of function. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The book also covers ancient armour, shields, bows, maces and polearms to some extent.
Emphasis is made on real-world experience with real weapons correlating the finds with historic texts and archaeological data.
Some cherished sword myths are thoroughly disproved and some surprising facts are presented all in a unpretentious tone.
The author presents his considerable knowledge and experience on the sword in a very direct personal way. Sometimes somewhat satirical but never trying to impose his own views.
Modern western fencing and kendo are correctly presented as non-martial sports with very limited connection to real sword fighting.
However some minor kendo-related misconceptions on oriental swordsmanship lurk certainly because of a lack of familiarity of the author with the Japanese old schools (koryu).
I highly recommend this book to every sword aficionado, martial artist, collector or ree-nactor. ( )