2012 R.L.Scott Collection Conference. (western martial arts, fechtbuch, etc)

[J.G.Elmslie]

Given the martial practice among members of this group, this may well be of interest:

Robert Lyons Scott (1871-1939) was the chairman of the oldest shipbuilding firm in the world. On his death he bequeathed to the people of Glasgow his magnificent collection of arms and armour comprising 890 pieces and 3000 books and manuscripts; the "most considerable collection in private hands at that time". It included such treasures as the "Avant" armour, c. 1440 and the Greenwich armour for man and horse of the first earl of Pembroke, c. 1555.

Along with arms and armour his extraordinary collection contained one of the finest libraries of its kind. What he referred to in 1935 as "the inevitable books - damn them!" include the only surviving copy of the earliest printed book with illustrations on swordsmanship (Vienna, 1516), a unique illustrated MS of the followers of Liechtenauer, and a manuscript in the hand of the master of arms Gregor Erhart.

Speakers include:

Prof. Sydney Anglo
"Beyond connoisseurship. R.L. Scott and creative collecting."

Dr Tobias Capwell
topic to be confirmed

Mr Robert C. Woosnam-Savage
topic to be confirmed

Mr Peter Johnsson
topic to be confirmed

Mr Matt Galas
"Tournaments through the ages, and how this applies to modern reconstructions of the European martial arts."

Mr John Clements
"The initial stages of research into historical European martial arts, finding the manuscripts and beginning to interpret from them."

Mr Steve Hick
"The Iberian montante and its place in the context of European warfare; similarities with the two handed swords found in Scott's collection."

Mr Matt Easton
"Contemporary accounts of fighting in duels and on the battlefield, and what modern students of European martial arts can learn from these accounts."

Mr Michael Chidester
"The current state of research into historical European martial arts, translating and making manuscripts available to the public."

Mr Dierk Hagedorn
"Knights in shining armour: how armoured knights would fight according to the manuscripts of Hans Talhoffer."

Mr Bartłomiej Walczak
"Mounted combat fighting skills in late medieval Europe as recorded in fencing treatises."

Mr Fabrice Cognot
topic to be confirmed

Mr Daniel Jaquet
"An armour in a laboratory. Insight into experimentation with gestures according to the fightbooks."



Further details of the dates and cost may be found at:

http://triquetra-services.org/conference/index.html



While some speakers on that list may raise an eyebrow, it rather promises to be an exceptionally educational event. I'll certainly be there, and I hope some of you are able to make it too.

[Thorsteinn]

This would be a fine excuse to go to Scotland if I could. 

[Sir James A]

I wish I could go to it!

It will be interesting to see if Dr Capwell and John Clements can be in the same area without opening some kind of good vs evil vortex.

[Sir Edward]

Cool, interesting line-up. I'd love to see a talk by Peter Johnsson.

I'm familiar with Steve Hick (the great Santa Claus of WMA) and Matt Galas. The rest I don't think I've met.

[Sir James A]

Cool, interesting line-up. I'd love to see a talk by Peter Johnsson.

I'm familiar with Steve Hick (the great Santa Claus of WMA) and Matt Galas. The rest I don't think I've met.

I'm not sure if you mean familiar as in "met" or "know of". Tobias (Toby) Capwell is with the Wallace Collection, has authored/co-authored a couple books (including the one w/the thumb drive we got recently), and is a member in the Order of the Crescent. Oh, and used to own that amazing black and gold harness. But aside from him, Clements, and Peter Johnson, I don't know anything about any of the others.

[Sir Edward]

I meant "met in person". I've seen Matt Galas at WMAW and I think I took one of his classes, but never spoke to him. I've spoken to Steve Hick a few times, usually also at WMAW, but he's been to Longpoint and taught there as well.

[J.G.Elmslie]

But aside from him, Clements, and Peter Johnson, I don't know anything about any of the others.

Prof. Sydney Anglo
Professor Emetrius of the University of Wales, author of, among other books "Chivalry in the Renaissance" and "The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe". Has also translated "le Jeux De La Hache" and other fechtbuch.

Saint Tobias Capwell
Magnificent Bastard. Enough said?

Bob Savage
Curator of European Edged Weapons at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, former curator of glasgow museums (before Capwell and Moffat), Author on arms and armour.

Peter Johnsson
A god among craftsmen, and researcher into the creation of arms.

Matt Galas
has been studying the fencing manuals of medieval Germany since 1982. A member of HEMAC (the Historical European Martial Arts Coalition) he lectures and writes on the history of the German fighting arts, teaching swordsmanship at clubs and seminars across Europe

John Clements
Known internatonally for his martial arts work and essays. Director of ARMA.
 
Steve Hick
has been researching European fighting arts since 1978 and has specialised in the study of the iberian montante, I understand.

Matt Easton
founder of the Schola Gladiatoria group in london, researcher and lecturer in western martial arts.

Michael Chidester
one name I'm not familliar with

Dierk Hagedorn
founding member of Hammaborg, and internationally noted among the western martial artists.

Bartlomiej Walczak
Authored the fairly well-known transcription of the Codex Wallerstein, is(was?) a director of the Polish branch of ARMA, and one of the founding members of HEMAC, the Historical European Martial Arts Coalition.

Fabrice Cognot
craftsman, historian, and martial artist. makes some pretty good knives and has made some fantastic warhammers. Also has liased with Peter Johnsson

Daniel Jaquet
and the other one I'm not familliar with.

[Sir James A]

I meant "met in person". I've seen Matt Galas at WMAW and I think I took one of his classes, but never spoke to him. I've spoken to Steve Hick a few times, usually also at WMAW, but he's been to Longpoint and taught there as well.

You got to meet them?? My "Edward Envy" has just gained a level!

[Sir Edward]

I meant "met in person". I've seen Matt Galas at WMAW and I think I took one of his classes, but never spoke to him. I've spoken to Steve Hick a few times, usually also at WMAW, but he's been to Longpoint and taught there as well.

You got to meet them?? My "Edward Envy" has just gained a level!

Man, you totally need to come out to WMAW next year. Big names from all over the world come to that one.