Research Links
- 16th Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603)
- Alfred Hutton - Old Swordplay
Famous scholarly works by a Victorian era fencer and military man.
- CGFA (Carol Gerten-Jackson Fine Arts Archive)
- Codex Wallerstein
A collection of anonymous German text and illustrations on fighting from c. 1470
- Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Brought to you by a group of four Italian, Dutch, and British museums, Epact (stands for European pact) is a digital catalog of over 500 scientific and technical instruments made before 1600. Start from the handlist, a simple list of all the items in the collection, and proceed to catalog entries with pictures and two levels of text -- overview and detailed. There are also articles explaining the operation of classes of instruments, such as armillary spheres, astrolabes, the nautical hemisphere, compasses, and sundials. The search feature accommodates both experienced and novice users, since it provides a keyword box, and also instrument and maker names indrop down menus.
- Fechtbuch!
Artwork from Albrecht Duerer's early 16th century manuscript.
- Fine Arts Museums of SF (very slow, but many works)
- Historical Armed Combat Association
- Historical-Fencing Terminology
- Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- Jakob Sutor - New Kunstlitches Fectbuch (1612)
Includes a great-sword style based on older methods of Joachim Meyer 1570. Because the weapon by this time had fallen out of use, his style is not exactly that of the earlier medieval masters. This copy is a scan of the 1850s/60s German reprint and is still very useful.
- Pallas Armata: The Gentleman's Armoury, 1639
One of the best English texts on differences bewteen Renaissance sword & rapier
- Renaissance Editions
An Online Repository of Works
Printed in English Between the Years 1477 and 1799
- The Book on the Art of Fighting With Swords
- The Courtier
- The Harleian Manuscript Analysis Project
Interpretation of a 15th century English text on the two-hand or great-sword!
- Web Gallery Of Art
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