Goliath Facsimile (pre-order)
This is to pre-order the Goliath facsimile from the 2023 crowdfunding campaign and the translation by Stephen Cheney. From the campaign page:
After two facsimiles of print books, we’re getting back to our roots with another manuscript, and not just any manuscript—at 570 pages with 132 painted illustrations, Goliath is one of the longest and most impressive fencing manuscripts ever made. At 200 x 214 mm, it's also not terribly large for all its thickness.
Our replica will be printed on cotton rag paper and sewn using the correct quire structure. It will be bound in heavy boards covered in a maroon pigskin with gold-foiled tooling, just as the manuscript currently is. We will be turning once again to Grimm Book Bindery of Madison, WI to do the actual book construction.
(If you have religious objections to handling pig, we can also arrange a goat binding. If you prefer not to own animal skin in general, there are also synthetic options. Reach out after you place your order and we will make a note and replace the leather at no additional cost.)
The sheer number of pages involved combined with increases in the costs of materials over the past few years mean that this will also be our most expensive facsimile to date. At $400, it's still less than half the cost of the I.33 and Gladiatoria facsimiles produced by other companies, but not "cheap" by any means.
Companion Volume
We are once again creating an additional volume of commentary on the manuscript. This will include the first complete English translation of the entire manuscript, produced by Stephen Cheney, author of Ringeck Danzig Lew: Long Sword. It will also include a transcription, codicology, and other commentary.
This book will be sold through normal channels when it is released, but you can get it at a discount during this campaign.
This is to pre-order the Goliath facsimile from the 2023 crowdfunding campaign and the translation by Stephen Cheney. From the campaign page:
After two facsimiles of print books, we’re getting back to our roots with another manuscript, and not just any manuscript—at 570 pages with 132 painted illustrations, Goliath is one of the longest and most impressive fencing manuscripts ever made. At 200 x 214 mm, it's also not terribly large for all its thickness.
Our replica will be printed on cotton rag paper and sewn using the correct quire structure. It will be bound in heavy boards covered in a maroon pigskin with gold-foiled tooling, just as the manuscript currently is. We will be turning once again to Grimm Book Bindery of Madison, WI to do the actual book construction.
(If you have religious objections to handling pig, we can also arrange a goat binding. If you prefer not to own animal skin in general, there are also synthetic options. Reach out after you place your order and we will make a note and replace the leather at no additional cost.)
The sheer number of pages involved combined with increases in the costs of materials over the past few years mean that this will also be our most expensive facsimile to date. At $400, it's still less than half the cost of the I.33 and Gladiatoria facsimiles produced by other companies, but not "cheap" by any means.
Companion Volume
We are once again creating an additional volume of commentary on the manuscript. This will include the first complete English translation of the entire manuscript, produced by Stephen Cheney, author of Ringeck Danzig Lew: Long Sword. It will also include a transcription, codicology, and other commentary.
This book will be sold through normal channels when it is released, but you can get it at a discount during this campaign.
This is to pre-order the Goliath facsimile from the 2023 crowdfunding campaign and the translation by Stephen Cheney. From the campaign page:
After two facsimiles of print books, we’re getting back to our roots with another manuscript, and not just any manuscript—at 570 pages with 132 painted illustrations, Goliath is one of the longest and most impressive fencing manuscripts ever made. At 200 x 214 mm, it's also not terribly large for all its thickness.
Our replica will be printed on cotton rag paper and sewn using the correct quire structure. It will be bound in heavy boards covered in a maroon pigskin with gold-foiled tooling, just as the manuscript currently is. We will be turning once again to Grimm Book Bindery of Madison, WI to do the actual book construction.
(If you have religious objections to handling pig, we can also arrange a goat binding. If you prefer not to own animal skin in general, there are also synthetic options. Reach out after you place your order and we will make a note and replace the leather at no additional cost.)
The sheer number of pages involved combined with increases in the costs of materials over the past few years mean that this will also be our most expensive facsimile to date. At $400, it's still less than half the cost of the I.33 and Gladiatoria facsimiles produced by other companies, but not "cheap" by any means.
Companion Volume
We are once again creating an additional volume of commentary on the manuscript. This will include the first complete English translation of the entire manuscript, produced by Stephen Cheney, author of Ringeck Danzig Lew: Long Sword. It will also include a transcription, codicology, and other commentary.
This book will be sold through normal channels when it is released, but you can get it at a discount during this campaign.