Progress Update - Book Two and Version One Complete - 30 December 2013

Greetings,

Well, it has taken some three years to get to this stage. However, I have completed Version One of the my period fencing manual. I have no doubts whatsoever that there will be another version to follow, especially as there is quite a bit of formatting to fix and some further editing to do in both the modern and Elizabethan versions in order to modify the language and fix some formations of the language. My plan from here is to present the first version, as it is to the proposed individual in the Epistle Dedicatory for approval at this stage. From there after some discussion, there may be a "public" version of some or all of the texts made. From this point it will be then to move on to Version Two, in which the two languages will really begin to show their differences and also the formatting of the text will also be included.

Book Two:
Preface
Of Honour
Of Dishonour
An Honourable Quarrel
  An Honourable Quarrel
  Of Reasons and Opportunities
  Of the Challenger and Challenged
  Of the Negotiations of an Honourable Quarrel
  Of the Honourable Combat
  Of the Resolution of the Duel
Of the Nobility of Women
A Resolution to the Discussion

The previous is what is found in Book Two. There will probably be a small break between this and my next update as I have other projects also on the go, however there will be more to come.

Cheers,

Henry.

Progress Update - Book One Complete - 17 December 2013

Greetings,

Today, I completed Book One. The manual has been divided into two "books", in much the same way that Saviolo divided his. The more practical aspects of using the rapier are in the first book and the more social aspects with regard to combats and so forth are found in the second book. For my next update, I will be shortening the list below using only the heading for Book One, rather than listing the elements of the book already found below.

Title Page
Epistle Dedicatory
Author's Epistle to Various Noblemen
Author's Epistle to the Gentle Reader
Book One:
Theory:
    Principles
    Time
    Distance
    Lines
    Engagement
    Practice
Practical:
    Of Wards
    Footwork
    Defense:
         Void
         Parry
         Combination

    Attack:

         Thrust

         Cut

         The Attack

    Blade Engagement

    Time:

          In Time

          Priority

          Double

          Single Time

          Counter Time

          Half-Time

     Closes and Gripes

     Reading the Opponent

     Application - Wounds

Sundry Notes:

     Advantage of the Circle Over the Line

     Single Against All

     The Left-Hander

     True and False Arts

What is presented at the moment in what I have done is only the first version of this process. I have intentions of editing and further enhancing both versions of the manual in order to present them at their best. I have no doubt that the result of the change in language through grammar especially will change a lot of the language and thus demonstrate a clear difference between the two. The presentation of both together in a single manual is designed to give the reader access to both forms, thus increasing the familiarity with Elizabethan English and thus hopefully this will allow greater access to "period" manuals to more enthusiasts not only of the rapier but other areas.

Cheers,

Henry

Progress Report - 15 December 2013

Greetings,

This is another production progress report for the translation of the Present Day English fencing treatise into Elizabethan English. I have merely added to the previous update rather than just doing what I have done recently this way it has a little bit of context. I am getting closer and closer to finishing Book One, once this is finished I will be shortening the progress report.

Title Page
Epistle Dedicatory
Author's Epistle to Various Noblemen
Author's Epistle to the Gentle Reader
Book One:
Theory:
    Principles
    Time
    Distance
    Lines
    Engagement
    Practice
Practical:
    Of Wards
    Footwork
    Defense:
         Void
         Parry
         Combination

    Attack:

         Thrust

         Cut

         The Attack

    Blade Engagement

    Time:

          In Time

          Priority

          Double

          Single Time

          Counter Time

          Half-Time

     Closes and Gripes

     Reading the Opponent

     Application - Wounds

I am currently working on the Sundry Notes which is the final part of Book One. It has only three elements in it so I expect that I should be getting close to finishing Book One reasonably soon. Once I have completed this the updates will only include what I have done from Book Two rather than the entire lot. Once it is all completed, then there will be an update with the lot for Version 1.

Cheers,

Henry.

Progress Report - 2 December 2013

Greetings,

I thought I would give a short, and rather un-detailed progress report for my slow and steady "translation" of my fencing manual from Present Day English to Elizabethan English.

For the first version, and I expect that there will be a couple before I am happy, the introductory parts are done:

Title Page
Epistle Dedicatory
Author's Epistle to Various Noblemen
Author's Epistle to the Gentle Reader

Book One:
Theory:
    Principles
    Time
    Distance
    Lines
    Engagement
    Practice
Practical:
    Of Wards
    Footwork
    Defense:
         Void
         Parry
         Combination

I am in the process of doing the Attack part of this section at the moment. I will give further updates as I progress for all those who are interested. I am actually of two minds as to whether or not I will present some of the work for a "taste" here, but as I am dedicating this to a particular individual I would think that it would be better for me to ask this individual first as to whether this would be "politic" or whether I should wait until the final product is complete before making any of the actual manual public. I will have a think about this and see what happens.

Cheers,

Henry.