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The Art of Sword Combat

A 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship

By: Joachim Meyer

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The Art of Sword Combat

A 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship

By: Joachim Meyer

This sixteenth-century German guide to sword fighting and combat training is a crucial source for understanding medieval swordplay techniques. Following his translation of Joachim Meyer’s The Art of Combat, Jeffrey L. Forgeng was alerted to an earlier version of Meyer’s text, discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced in Strasbourg around 1568, is illustrated with thirty watercolor images and seven ink diagrams. The text covers combat with the longsword (hand-and-a-half sword), dusack (a one-handed practice weapon comparable to a sabre), and rapier. The manuscript’s theoretical discussion of guards sheds significant light on this key feature of the historical practice, not just in relation to Meyer but in relation to medieval combat systems in general. The Art of Sword Combat also offers an extensive repertoire of training drills for both the dusack and the rapier, a feature largely lacking in treatises of the period and critical to modern reconstructions of the practice. Forgeng’s translation also includes a biography of Meyer, much of which has only recently come to light, as well as technical terminology and other essential information for understanding and contextualizing the work.

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Casemate Publishers

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147387677X

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9781473876774

The Art of Combat

A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570

By: Joachim Meyer

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The Art of Combat

A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570

By: Joachim Meyer

Among the substantial legacy of martial arts texts left by combat masters working in the medieval German tradition, this book stands out as one of the most remarkable and important, translated for the first time in English by Jeffrey Forgeng. The only major original text in this corpus to be disseminated in print, Meyer's manual is an ambitious comprehensive encyclopedia of traditional German martial arts, covering a range of weapons forms, and offering a rationalized introduction to a complex and organic tradition inherited from the Middle Ages. - Publisher.

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1853676438

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9781853676437

The Human Figure in Islamic Art

Holy Men, Princes, and Commoners

By: Kjeld von Folsach,Joachim Meyer

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The Human Figure in Islamic Art

Holy Men, Princes, and Commoners

By: Kjeld von Folsach,Joachim Meyer

This richly illustrated book focuses on an unusually and rarely elucidated subject in the world of Islamic art: human depictions. Through seventy-five important works of Islamic art from the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark, The Human Figure in Islamic Art focuses on an unusually and rarely elucidated subject in the world of Islamic art: human depictions. Depictions of man were considered objectionable from an orthodox Muslim point of view since only God can create life, and man should not try to emulate God's work. There was concern that depictions or those who were depicted could be worshipped, something that went against the dogma that only God, Allah, should be the object of worship. The book describes how, despite this reluctance, portraying human figures has nonetheless always played an important role in Islamic art. The human figure is found on many kinds of utility ware, but the motif also has a long and rich tradition especially in miniature painting. The paintings in the book largely feature princes, but also holy men and quite ordinary people in the form of illustrations for works of fiction, depictions of real-life events, and true portraits. This richly illustrated book covers the use of the human figure in many of the forms of Islamic art and describes some of the historical conditions and theological discussions behind it. Light is also shed on the mutual influence of Islamic and European art.

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David Collection/ Strandberg Publishing

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8792949967

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9788792949967

Beyond Words

Calligraphy from the World of Islam

By: Joachim Meyer,Peter Wandel,Rasmus Olsen

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Beyond Words

Calligraphy from the World of Islam

By: Joachim Meyer,Peter Wandel,Rasmus Olsen

Highlighting the beautiful forms and various applications of calligraphy in Islamic art Calligraphy means 'the art of writing beautifully'. Driven by its use in the Koran, artfully executed Arabic script became a key religious and political marker at a very early stage; since then calligraphy has played a central role in the Islamic world. In addition to appearing on paper, artful writing can be found on everything, from coins, weapons, dishes, lamps and textiles to the façades and interiors of buildings. The many types of texts offer rich and varied insights into Islamic art, culture and societies. Beyond Words presents 128 objects featuring calligraphy, most notably from The David Collection. In addition, the book contains articles on such subjects as the Arabic alphabet, classical scripts, the calligraphers and the different types of texts. The publication also explores the use of Arabic lettering in earlier European art and in modern-day Arabic graffiti.

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8794418039

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Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology

An Introductory Textbook

By: Hannes Zacher,Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock

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Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology

An Introductory Textbook

By: Hannes Zacher,Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock

Work, organizational, and business psychology is an applied empirical science and occupational field. Written by 20 leading experts in this area, the chapters in this book provide a comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary theories, methods, and findings. Topics include individual differences and performance, vocational choices and career development, the work-nonwork interface, work stress and well-being, occupational safety, positive and counterproductive work behavior, work analysis and work design, personnel selection and development, work attitudes and motivation, negotiation, leadership, teams, entrepreneurship, and organizational development. The book provides a thorough introduction to work, organizational, and business psychology for students in Bachelor and Master programs at universities and universities of applied sciences. It also provides a useful resource for lecturers as well as practitioners in companies and other organizations

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Kohlhammer Verlag

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3170375814

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9783170375819

Topological and Bivariant K-Theory

By: Joachim Cuntz,Jonathan Rosenberg

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Topological and Bivariant K-Theory

By: Joachim Cuntz,Jonathan Rosenberg

Topological K-theory is one of the most important invariants for noncommutative algebras. Bott periodicity, homotopy invariance, and various long exact sequences distinguish it from algebraic K-theory. This book describes a bivariant K-theory for bornological algebras, which provides a vast generalization of topological K-theory. In addition, it details other approaches to bivariant K-theories for operator algebras. The book studies a number of applications, including K-theory of crossed products, the Baum-Connes assembly map, twisted K-theory with some of its applications, and some variants of the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3764383984

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9783764383985

Sports and the Environment

Conflicts and Solutions - A Manual

By: Hans-Joachim Schemel

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Sports and the Environment

Conflicts and Solutions - A Manual

By: Hans-Joachim Schemel

This manual proposes solutions to the problems that arise when sporting interests conflict with environmental ones. The common objectives of environmental organizations and sports federations are laid out, as are methods of fair play with one another when conflicts occur.

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1841260517

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Not Me

Memoirs of a German Childhood

By: Joachim Fest

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Memoirs of a German Childhood

By: Joachim Fest

From the author of Inside Hitler's Bunker, the critically acclaimed book that inspired the equally acclaimed 2005 film Downfall. Few other historians have shaped our understanding of the Third Reich as Joachim Fest. Fierce and intransigent, German-born Fest was a relentless interrogator of his nation's modern history. His analysis, The Face of the Third Reich, his biographies of Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer and his descriptions of the last days in the Fuhrer's bunker have all reached a worldwide audience of millions. But how did the young Fest, born in 1926, personally experience National Socialism, the Second World War and a catastrophically defeated Germany? In Not Me, the memoir of his childhood and youth, Joachim Fest chronicles his own extraordinary early life, providing an intimate portrait of those dark years of conflict. Whether describing his Catholic home in a Berlin suburb, his father's resistance of the regime and subsequent teaching ban, his own expulsion from school, or Aunt Dolly's introductions to the operatic world, these are the long-awaited personal reflections of a born observer the exactitude of whose prose is as sharp as the memories he describes.

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Atlantic Books Ltd

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0857899600

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9780857899606

Not I

Memoirs of a German Childhood

By: Joachim C. Fest

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Memoirs of a German Childhood

By: Joachim C. Fest

A portrait of an intellectually rigorous German household opposed to the Nazis and how its members suffered for their political stance Few writers have deepened our understanding of the Third Reich as much as German historian, biographer, journalist, and critic Joachim Fest. His biography of Adolf Hitler has reached millions of readers around the world. Born in 1926, Fest experienced firsthand the rise of the Nazis, the Second World War, and a catastrophically defeated Germany, thus becoming a vital witness to these difficult years. In this memoir of his childhood and youth, Fest offers a far-reaching view of how he experienced the war and National Socialism. True to the German Bildung tradition, Fest grows up immersed in the works of Goethe, Schiller, Mörike, Rilke, Kleist, Mozart, and Beethoven. His father, a conservative Catholic teacher, opposes the Nazi regime and as a result loses his job and status. Fest is forced to move to a boarding school in the countryside that he despises, and in his effort to come to terms with his father’s strong political convictions, he embarks on a tireless quest for knowledge and moral integrity that will shape the rest of his life and writing career.

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Other Press, LLC

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1590516117

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The Art of Sword Combat

The Art of Sword Combat

The Art of Combat

The Art of Combat

The Human Figure in Islamic Art

The Human Figure in Islamic Art

Beyond Words

Beyond Words

Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology

Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology

Topological and Bivariant K-Theory

Topological and Bivariant K-Theory

Sports and the Environment

Sports and the Environment

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