Nihayat al-Su'l wa'l Umniyaya fi Ta'lim A'mal al-Furusiyya

Ottokar · Post by **Ottokar** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:47 pm

Some excerpts from the Nihayat al-Su'l wa'l Umniyaya fi Ta'lim A'mal al-Furusiyya, or Complete Instructions in the Practices of the Military Art, a Mamluk cavalry training compiled between 1250 and 1500.

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/content2.php/cid=274

Josh W · Post by **Josh W** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:34 pm

This part is of greatest interest to me:

"...A padded garment can be worn beneath the jawshan, as the Europeans wear beneath their iron cuirasses."

Russ Mitchell · Post by **Russ Mitchell** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:36 pm

It is supposedly being translated... but I've been waiting five years w/o seeing any progress...

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:26 am

sweet!!

jester · Post by **jester** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:54 am

And, of course, Dom Duarte's book on cavalry combat is being published by Chivalry Bookshelf.

Anton · Post by **Anton** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:50 pm

I find it interesting the parts related to Greek Fire... I guess I didn't think it was as common as it must have been, there are a great deal of words dedicated to its use and defense against its use in this tract.

Anton