Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313307102)

This book is designed to educate the reader about the evolution and development of arms, armor, and personal combat for the stage. It is the perfect guide for locating books, articles, and videos for those involved in the historical reenactment of duels and battles. It simultaneously offers historical context and points the reader toward useful and easily obtainable resources to inform their fights, costumes, and stage weaponry. This resource text is a must have for fight directors, teachers of stage combat, historical re-enactors, costumers, and weapons makers.

The body of the work is divided up into five chapters and a series of appendices containing a compendium of useful information for fight directors and weapons makers. Chapter one surveys the evolution and development of arms, armor, and personal combat. Chapters two, three, and four consist of annotations of books, articles, and videos respectively. Chapter five offers concluding remarks on the project.

Author: Michael Kirkland
ISBN-10: 0313307105
ISBN-13: 9780313307102
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 362
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.38w x 1.19d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 290