Dear Friends,
It is my most profound pleasure to announce that the long-awaited
journal of historical fencing, SPADA is at the printers. It is due
back from the printers at the end of February and will be available
from publishers Chivalry Bookshelf as well as many other booksellers.
The journal can be ordered direct from CB at
http://www.revival.us/product.asp?3=80
Within the US, there is free shipping if you order by Jan. 15th. For
overseas customers (Europe, Canada, Australia) each customer will
receive a $3.50 credit towards the shipping option of your choice.
Orders after Jan. 15th will incur the usual shipping rates.
For those who don't know what SPADA is, it is a collection of 11 of
the finest papers ever written in the field of historical fencing. It
has taken two years to put together, but is indisputably worth all the
blood sweat and tears put in by the authors, reviewers, editors and
publishers. I hope that in the following list of papers there is
something for everyone, whatever their interest.
Studying Arms within the Wider Circumference of History
Ewart Oakeshott
Much Ado About Nothing, or the Cutting Edge of Flat Parries
Greg Mele
Counterattacks with opposition: The influence of weapon form
Stephen Hand
Dom Duarte And His Advice On Swordsmanship
Steve Hick
Talhoffer's sword and duelling shield as a model for reconstructing
Early Medieval sword and shield techniques
Stephen Hand and Paul Wagner
Reconstructing the Use of Medieval and Renaissance Hungarian Sabres
Russell Mitchell
Inside, Outside, Left Foot, Right Foot: Assumptions of Handedness in
Weapons of the Staff
Paul Wagner
A Brief Look at Grappling and Wrestling in Renaissance Fencing
John Clements
The Foundations of Italian Rapier
William E. Wilson
Spanish Influence in the rapier play of Vincentio Saviolo
Stephen Hand and Ramon Martinez
Highland Swordsmanship
Paul Wagner
SPADA is dedicated to the memory of renowned sword historian Ewart
Oakeshott who died in September. Mr Oakeshott left us with a fantastic
legacy, including the lead paper in SPADA.
SSI was created to represent the historical fencing community in a
number of areas. One of these was in scholarship. SPADA is not only a
fine collection of work, but is a fine cross section of scholars
currently working in the field. It represents the very best that this
community has to offer. I fervently hope that the community will get
behind this project and make SPADA the best selling book yet published
in this field.
Best Wishes
Stephen Hand
Editor
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