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A sword from the Rhine, another from the Thames and several museum objects trace the development of the gladius. Compare four blade profiles and see why a measurement,...
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BlackFencer
Configure your historical fencing sword around your club's practice. A guide to assembly, materials, handling and inspection, using BlackFencer examples to explain the differences between a one-handed sword...
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The birth of Philip II, King of Spain and Portugal, in Valladolid on May 21, 1527 filled his parents, Emperor Charles V and Lady Isabel of Portugal, with...
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Sword to be used with both hands, known as the greatsword of Charles V. With a straight blade, it forms a cross with the fist and the blade,...
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Chinese weapons
The dadao has no single standard size and did not suddenly appear in 1930. Discover the features of this Chinese big saber, its documented uses and how to...
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At the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire, most Roman infantry used swords and special throwing weapons as their main weapons. The Roman Legionnaire's...
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This is a book in which, for the first time, more than 500 Spanish swords belonging to the last 500 years of the History of the Spanish bladed...
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Oriental dance
What documented history lies behind sword dancing, what does it bring to the performance, and why is a decorative scimitar not equivalent to a stage prop? Context, balance,...
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Joyeuse, Tizona, Excalibur and the gladius do not tell the past in the same way. A guide to distinguishing preserved pieces, historical types, stories and reproductions, with museum...
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A guide to recognize bow, shell and cup fittings, understand their evolution and distinguish a historical piece from a current replica, with examples documented in museums.
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Films and series
How to value a sword scene beyond the spectacle: weapons, armor, distance and choreography. Criteria and sources to compare European and Hollywood cinema without generalizations.
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A reading of the salamander of Francis I in weapons and spaces of his court: fire, monograms, crowns and inscriptions, with their limits of interpretation.
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A tour of the G-45 sword of the Royal Armory: its attribution to Hernán Cortés, the reading of its guard and the limits of what can be stated...
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GARNISH: loop-shaped and somewhat asymmetrical in its development. Note the presence of a single hawk curved inwards, a single piton or front hook directed upwards and a large...
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GARNISH: white iron. Large pear-shaped knob that helps in holding the weapon with the second hand. The long, tapered fist, as befits this type of weapon, is made...
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GARNISH: golden iron. Cross arriz with straight cylindrical hawks, which increase towards the ends and has a quadrangular rim at the bottom that is crimped into the sheath...
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GARNISH: gold and silver damascene iron with decoration of stems and rosettes. Ovoid pommel with a very prominent knob. Tapered, wired cuff with two tiny ferrules. Two long...
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GARNISH: all made of iron, decorated with vegetal motifs of gold cofferdam. Knob in the shape of an inverted top with a flat knob and, at the bottom,...
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GARNISH: made of gilded iron and chiseled throughout. Spherical pomegranate-shaped knob with flat knob. Slightly tapered cuff, velvet lined and with no ferrules. Handle marked with the punch...
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