[CFML] SSI Journal, SPADA at the printers!

Dear Friends,

It is my most profound pleasure to announce that the long-awaited SSI
journal, 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 this field. 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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