Royal Armouries Manuscript I.33, also known as the Tower Fechtbuch or the Walpurgis Manuscript, is the oldest-known manual of swordsmanship in the western canon. Dated to c.1310, it is a stunning work of late medieval art and the Armouries' most treasured manuscript, one so famous it has become known simply by its shelf number: I.33. This new edition includes a critical introduction, transcription and translation by Jeffrey L. Forgeng, the foremost authority on I.33.
| ISBN: | 9780948092855 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2018 |
| Author: | Jeffrey L Forgeng |
| Publisher: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
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Fencing Antiques, vintage and collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera and printed matter Antiques, vintage and collectables: sports memorabilia European history |