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PRZEDMIOTEM OFERTY JEST KOD DOSTĘPOWY DO KSIĄŻKI ELEKTRONICZNEJ (EBOOK)

KSIĄŻKA JEST DOSTĘPNA NA ZEWNĘTRZNEJ PLATFORMIE. KSIĄŻKA NIE JEST W POSTACI PLIKU.

Engrossing, carefully researched and illustrated survey spanning 5 centuries covers the development of the sword from its earliest forms, beginning with the Age of Chivalry. Lively contemporary accounts provide details on such weapons as the two-hand sword, the rapier and its auxiliaries, dagger and small sword, broadsword, duelling sword, and sabre. 48 black-and-white illustrations.

• Autorzy: Alfred Hutton
• Wydawnictwo: Dover Publications
• Data wydania: 2012
• Wydanie:
• Liczba stron: 400
• Forma publikacji: ePub (online)
• Język publikacji: angielski
• ISBN: 9780486149721

• Title Page
• Dedication
• Copyright Page
• PREFACE TO THE DOVER EDITION
• INTRODUCTION
• PREFACE
• Table of Contents
• BOOK I - THE AGE OF CHIVALRY
• CHAPTER I - How the Lord of Ternant and the Spanish Esquire Galiot de Balthasin fought on Foot and on Horseback for Knightly Honour.
• CHAPTER II - How the Good Knight Jacques de Lalain and the English Esquire Thomas Qué fought with the Great Axe.
• CHAPTER III - How Two Tailors fought to the Death with Shield and Cudgel.
• CHAPTER IV - How the Good Knight Sans Peur et sans Reproche fought in the Lists with the Estoc against the Spaniard Sotomaior, and slew him.
• CHAPTER V - How the Baron dAguerre fought with the Lord of Fendilles with the Bastard Sword, and what came of it.
• CHAPTER VI - The Two-hand Sword.
• CHAPTER VII - Of the Sword and Buckler, and how the Sieur de Jarnac fought in the Lists with the Lord of Chastaigneraie and how he slew him.
• CHAPTER VIII - The Ancient Method and Usage of Duels before the King.
• That a ffellon may wage battaile, with the order thereof.
• Of the Degradation of recreant Knights and Nobles.
• BOOK II - THE PERIOD OF THE RAPIER.
• CHAPTER IX - The Rapier and its Auxiliaries.
• CHAPTER X - Of Certain of the Evils which arose from the Vow of Henri II.
• How M. de Soeilles went alone to fight with M. Devese, and what befell him.
• How the Capitaine Matas spared the Life of Achon, and how Achon repaid the Courtesy.
• How M. de Millaud fought with the Baron de Vitaux and killed him by Unfair Advantage.
• How M. de Sourdiac fought with M. de la Chasnaye-Lalier and killed him with Unfair Advantage.
• How M. de Romefort fought with M. de Fredaignes, and how he attempted an Act of Supersticery and failed in it.
• CHAPTER XI - How the Admirable Crichton fought with an Italian Bravo at Single Rapier and slew him, and how afterwards he was slain with Unfair Advantage.
• CHAPTER XII - Of Chivalrous Amenities among the Rapier Men.
• The vain Captain of Piedmont.
• Graceful Behaviour of M. de Bussy.
• The Generosity of La Fautriere.
• The Good Nature of M. de Sourdeval.
• The Count de Grand-Pré and the Broken Sword.
• Captain Leviston refuses a Proffered Courtesy.
• The Kindness of Count Claudio.
• How M. de Crequi spared the Life of Don Philip of Savoy, and what came of it.
• CHAPTER XIII - Of the Dagger.
• Of the Single Dagger fight against the lyke weapon.
• The Dagger Stroke of Benvenuto Cellini.
• The Strange Fight of the Corsican Soldiers,
• The Duel of the Sieur de la Rocque and the Vicomte dAllemagne.
• The Fight of the Two Daggers.
• CHAPTER XIV - A Merrie Pranke of Long Meg of Westminster, and how she vanquished a Spanish Knight with her Sword and Buckler.
• CHAPTER XV - Of the Two Swords, or the “Case of Rapiers.”
• How the Sieurs de Sarzay and de Veniers fought with the Case of Rapiers, and how they fared.
• CHAPTER XVI - Of Further Inconvenients which ensued from the Rash Vow of Henri II. of France.
• The Duel of the Mignons.
• Exit Livarot.
• CHAPTER XVII - Touching what resulted from the Duel of the Mignons.
• M. de la Garde Valon.
• The Treachery of Marrel.
• The Duel of Bazanez : the End of La Garde.
• CHAPTER XVIII - George Silver, Gentleman.
• The Last of Jeronimo.
• CHAPTER XIX - The Reign of Richelieu.
• The Musketeers.
• How Monsieur de Treville told the Story to the King.
• François de Montmorency, Comte de Boutteville : his Deeds and his Death.
• CHAPTER XX - The Sword of Justice.
• Mme. Tiquet.
• A Master-stroke of the Headsman.
• BOOK III - THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION
• CHAPTER XXI - The Flamberge and the Early Small Sword.
• The Lunge.
• “The Story of the Blacke Jacke.
• The Chalais-La Frette Affair.
• The Encounter between Sir Henry Bellasses and Mr. Thomas Porter.
• The Mischief made by Lady Shrewsbury.
• Lady Shrewsbury as a Page.
• CHAPTER XXII - The “ Colichemarde.”
• “ Le Roi est Mort! Vive le Roi! ”
• The Story of Bouton, the Banker’s Clerk.
• “The Cat did it!”
• A Little Jaunt of Philippe dOrléans.
• How the Chevalier de Ravanne gave Satisfaction to an Insolent.
• How Mdlle. Ferdinande changed her Dress, and what came of it.
• The Fatal Quarrel between the Duke of Hamilton and Lord Mohun.
• The Particular Wounds of the above Two Peers, Saturday, November 15, 1712.
• The Murder of Mountford.
• The End of Major Oneby.
• CHAPTER XXIII - The Small Sword. Introductory.
• The Encounter between Lord Byron and Mr. Chaworth.
• How Richard Brinsley Sheridan fought twice with Captain Matthews.
• CHAPTER XXIV - Three Famous Fencers.
• The Chevalier de Saint Georges.
• Saint Georges and the Captain of Hussars.
• Physic for the Fencing-master.
• Concerning the Fencing-mask.
• The Chevalier d’ Eon de Beaumont.
• Angelo.
• Peg Woffington and the Bouquet of Roses.
• BOOK IV - THE PRIZE-PLAYERS AND THE PRIZE-FIGHTERS
• CHAPTER XXV - The Prizes and their Players.
• “ GOD SAUE THE QUEENE.”
• “VIUAT REGINA.”
• CHAPTER XXVI - The “Gladiating” Prize-fighter.
• Donald MacBane.
• “ The Atlas of the Sword.”
• Perkins the Gladiator.
• Sutton the Pipe-maker and James Figg.
• Captain James Miller.
• William Gill.
• CHAPTER XXVII - The Broadsword.
• “Rob Roy.”
• Rob Roy and the Soldiers of King James.
• Rob Roy to the Rescue.
• MacNeill of Barra.
• Colonel Jonah Barrington.
• BOOK V - THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
• CHAPTER XXVIII - The Duelling Sword.
• Jean-Louis.
• A Day of Duelling.
• M. le Comte de Bondy.
• The “Stabber.”
• A Resuscitation.
• The Sharpened Foils.
• The Red Gloves.
• CHAPTER XXIX - The Sabre.
• The Bully of Bordeaux.
• Self-slain.
• The Withered Hand.
• “ L’Affaire Asselin.”
• CHAPTER XXX - CudgellingBackswordingSinglestick.
• “Dover’s Meetings.”
• Purton Fair.
• Stoulton Wake.
• Singlestick at Angelo’s.
• The Biter Bit.
• The Last of Sergeant Ty.
• The Walking-stick.
• INDEX

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