The Linacre School of Defence

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Books and manuals held by the LSD

The following modern books and historical manuals are available to be borrowed by members of the LSD.

Author Title Date
  All-in fighting 1942
  Art and Practice of Boxing  
  Melville's two handed sword article AND of walking spirites 
  Opera Nova de Achille Marozzo Bolognese 
  Pallas Armata. The Gentlemans's armorie 1639
  Rules and Regulations for the manual and platoon exercises1816
  Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of Cavalry 1796
  The Exercise of Armes wherein lively figures is shown the Right use and perfect manner of handing the buckler, sword and pike  
  Track Contenant les secrets du premier livre sur l'Espee seule 1573
Anvers, G. T. d' Academy of the Sword 
Armstrong, W Wrestling 1890
Blackwell, E A compleat system of fencing or the Art of Defence1739
Blackwell, Henry The Gentleman's tutor for the smallsword: or, the Compleat English Fencing Master 1730
Brooking Rowe, J Manly Peake of Tavistock 1879
Castle, Egerton Schools and Masters of Fence 1892
Chapman, G Notes and observations on the Art of Fencing 1864
Dallgocchie, G Dell'arte Discrimca libri tre MDLXXII (1572)
Di Grassi His True art of Defence 1594
Di Grassi Ragione Di Adopra sicuramente l'arme si da offesa, cone da difesa1570
Fairbairn, W. E The Fairbairn Manual of knife fighting 
Godfrey, J A treatise upon the science of defence 1747
Gordon, A A treatise on the Science of Defence for the sword, bayonet and pike 1805
Grove, F. C  
Hale, G. The Private Schoole of Defence1614
Hock Hochheim, W Knife fighting Encyclopedia 
Hope, Sir William A New Short and Easy Method of Fencing1707
Hope, Sir William A vindication of the True Art of Self-Defence 1729
Hope, Sir William The Compleat Fencing Master 1692
Hope, Sir William The Sword-Man's Vade Mecum 1691
Hope, Sir William The Fencing Master's advice to his Scholar 1692
Hope, Sir William The Scots Fencing Master 1687
Hutton, Alfred Cold Steel 
Hutton, Alfred Fixed Bayonets 1890
Hutton, Alfred Old Sword Play 
Hutton, Alfred The Swordsman  
Kautz, P Marozzo's Mani Contro il Coltillo  
Lonnergan The Fencer's Guide 1771
Mathewson, T Fencing Familiarised  
McBane, Donald The Expert Swordsman's Companion; or the True Art of Self-Defence 
Mele, Greg La Lictor de la Spada longa 
Mendoza, Daniel The Modern Art of Boxing 
Mitchel, E. B.Boxing  
Olivier Fencing Familiarised 
Parkyns, Sir Thomas The Inn-Play, or Cornish Hug Wrestler 1727
Pollock, W. H Fencing 
Prevost, C  
Relnyshow, G de The Art of Wresting as taught in the British Army 
Saviolo, V Of Honor and Honorable quarrels 1594
Saviolo, V. His Practise in two books 1595
Sieveking, A F Worke for Cutlers, or a merry dialogue betweene sword, rapier and dagger 1615
Silver, G Paradoxes of Defence1599
Singman, J The Medieval Swordsman: a C13th German fencing manual 
Smythe, Sir J Concerning the forms and effects of diverse sorts of weapons 1590
Sutor, J Künstliches Fechtbuch 1612(1849)
Swetnam, Joseph The school of the Noble and Worthy Science of Defence 1617
Talhoffer Fechtbuch 1443(1889)
Taylor, J The Art of Defence on Foot with the Broadsword and Sabre 1804
Traveller, A The Art of Duelling 1856
Walker Defensive exercises 
Wilkinson, H Observations on Sword 1844
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