Author: William Sidney FELTON
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Masters of Equitation, Etc. [With Plates.].
Author: William Sidney FELTON
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Schools and Masters of Fence
Author: Egerton Castle
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Category : Fencing
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Category : Fencing
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Riding to Arms
Author: Charles Caramello
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081318231X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Horses and horsemen played central roles in modern European warfare from the Renaissance to the Great War of 1914-1918, not only determining victory in battle, but also affecting the rise and fall of kingdoms and nations. When Shakespeare's Richard III cried, "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" he attested to the importance of the warhorse in history and embedded the image of the warhorse in the cultural memory of the West. In Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare, Charles Caramello examines the evolution of horsemanship—the training of horses and riders—and its relationship to the evolution of mounted warfare over four centuries. He explains how theories of horsemanship, navigating between art and utility, eventually settled on formal manège equitation merged with outdoor hunting equitation as the ideal combination for modern cavalry. He also addresses how the evolution of firepower and the advent of mechanized warfare eventually led to the end of horse cavalry. Riding to Arms tracks the history of horsemanship and cavalry through scores of primary texts ranging from Federico Grisone's Rules of Riding (1550) to Lt.-Colonel E.G. French's Good-Bye to Boot and Saddle (1951). It offers not only a history of horsemen, horse soldiers, and horses, but also a survey of the seminal texts that shaped that history.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081318231X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Horses and horsemen played central roles in modern European warfare from the Renaissance to the Great War of 1914-1918, not only determining victory in battle, but also affecting the rise and fall of kingdoms and nations. When Shakespeare's Richard III cried, "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" he attested to the importance of the warhorse in history and embedded the image of the warhorse in the cultural memory of the West. In Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare, Charles Caramello examines the evolution of horsemanship—the training of horses and riders—and its relationship to the evolution of mounted warfare over four centuries. He explains how theories of horsemanship, navigating between art and utility, eventually settled on formal manège equitation merged with outdoor hunting equitation as the ideal combination for modern cavalry. He also addresses how the evolution of firepower and the advent of mechanized warfare eventually led to the end of horse cavalry. Riding to Arms tracks the history of horsemanship and cavalry through scores of primary texts ranging from Federico Grisone's Rules of Riding (1550) to Lt.-Colonel E.G. French's Good-Bye to Boot and Saddle (1951). It offers not only a history of horsemen, horse soldiers, and horses, but also a survey of the seminal texts that shaped that history.
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
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Auction catalogues of books
Author: Puttick and Simpson (messrs.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Patroclus and Penelope
Author: Theodore Ayrault Dodge
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Category : Horsemanship
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Category : Horsemanship
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The Publishers' Trade List Annual
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1592
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1592
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La Scherma
Author: Francesco Ferinando Alfieri
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910462096
Category : Fencing
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"This is the first published English translation of Francesco Alfieri’s fencing treatise: “La Scherma”, first published in Padua in 1640. Alfieri was the Master at Arms at the Accademia Delia in Padua, Italy from 1632. The Delia was a school attached to the University of Padua teaching young gentlemen military skills, mathematics and the martial arts of self defence. It is not widely appreciated that Europe has martial arts traditions that are centuries old. Contained within this book is a description of one of these European combat systems ~ the art of fighting with the Rapier ~ a long, slender, civilian sword designed for self defence and dueling. The ability to wield such a weapon with skill was a matter of vital importance in an age when the defence of honour and, by definition, the immortal soul, could be more important than life itself. Alfieri’s concise system is a very practical and effective way to address this need. It is an excellent resource for all students of historical swordplay and anyone interested in the martial arts of Renaissance Europe." -- Amazon.com
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910462096
Category : Fencing
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"This is the first published English translation of Francesco Alfieri’s fencing treatise: “La Scherma”, first published in Padua in 1640. Alfieri was the Master at Arms at the Accademia Delia in Padua, Italy from 1632. The Delia was a school attached to the University of Padua teaching young gentlemen military skills, mathematics and the martial arts of self defence. It is not widely appreciated that Europe has martial arts traditions that are centuries old. Contained within this book is a description of one of these European combat systems ~ the art of fighting with the Rapier ~ a long, slender, civilian sword designed for self defence and dueling. The ability to wield such a weapon with skill was a matter of vital importance in an age when the defence of honour and, by definition, the immortal soul, could be more important than life itself. Alfieri’s concise system is a very practical and effective way to address this need. It is an excellent resource for all students of historical swordplay and anyone interested in the martial arts of Renaissance Europe." -- Amazon.com
The Maneige Royal
Author: Antoine De Pluvinel
Publisher: J. A. Allen, Limited
ISBN: 9780851314525
Category : Dressage
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A translation of one of the most important books ever written about the art of horsemanship.
Publisher: J. A. Allen, Limited
ISBN: 9780851314525
Category : Dressage
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A translation of one of the most important books ever written about the art of horsemanship.