IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 636: Historical European Martial Arts Studies, II: The Art of Fighting in Context
Tuesday 5 July 2016, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Acta Periodica Duellatorum: An Open-Access Journal for Historical European Martial Arts Studies |
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| Organiser: | Daniel Jaquet, Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin |
| Moderator/Chair: | Daniel Jaquet, Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin |
| Paper 636-a | King Christian IV and His Fencing Masters (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Performance Arts - General |
| Paper 636-b | Depictions of Combat in Medieval Art: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Military History |
| Abstract | This session addresses issues concerning the practice of martial arts throughout late medieval Europe. Martial arts systems were used for a wide range of purposes, from self defence needs, preparing for a judicial duel, to displaying or practising skills for training and entertainment. These different applications are all governed by equally varying systems of rules. These studies are mainly based on investigations focusing on the so called 'fight books' - technical literature which codified the martial gestures both with text and illustrations from the early 14th century. Researchers also draw on other material and textual elements such as arms and armour, literary and normative texts, or iconography studied in context. |