Publisher's description:
The Codex Wallerstein is one of the best known of the late medieval fencing treatises still in existence. Though perhaps not as widely known as Talhoffer 1467 or Flos Duellatorum, it is just as important to students of the Western martial arts. Originally written in Middle High German during the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the Codex Wallerstein has long been available to scholars in microfilm format from Augusburg University. Now with the publication of this book, the text and drawings are available to scholars and martial artists in the original Middle High German, as well as in Modern German and English translations. The translations were provided by Grzegorz Zabinski, with assistance from Bartlomiej Walczak, two of the most esteemed interpreters of medieval combat in the world. The codex offers a series of fundamental counters to common attacks, using the longsword, falchion and dagger, as well as the complete system of wrestling techniques.
In this work the reader will find a great deal of instruction on thrusting at or closing in against an opponent, expanding Master Johannes Liechtenauer's art of longsword combat. For martial artists, medievalists, historians or anyone with an interest in historical arms or self-defense, Codex Wallerstein is sure to become an invaluable reference.

From the back cover:
"It is well known that combat in the Middle Ages was bloody and pragmatic, but when it comes to interpreting just what fighters studied and practiced, we have to rely on the limited number of study guides and instructional texts that have survived. The Codex Wallerstein is one of the best known of the late medieval fencing treatises still in existence. Though perhaps not as widely known as Talhoffer 1467 or Flos Duellatorum, it is just as important to students of the Western martial arts.
The Codex Wallerstein is a blessing for anyone seeking accurate and credible information on the skills of combat of the time. I believe this translation should enable modern students of medieval fencing to better explore the historical techniques and concepts and begin applying them in their own interpretation and practice. For those interested in the reconstruction of the teachings of medieval Masters of Defence, it will be a welcome addition to the scarsity of published resources".
John Clements

Contents:
VII Foreword by John Clements
1 Introduction
15 Part A: Plates 1-148
309 Part B: Plates 151-217
377 Appendix A
381 Notes for Introduction
385 Bibliography for Introduction.