Acta Periodica Duellatorum (APD) is an independent, international, and peer-reviewed journal dedicated to Historical European Martial Arts studies. This emerging field of research has strong interdisciplinary dimensions with notably History, Anthropology, Historical sciences, Art History, History of Science and Technology, Archaeology, Sport Sciences, etc.
APD was founded in 2013 and publishes two issues per year from 2016 on.
The Scholarly volume offers an academic level platform for fundamental research, position papers and methodological papers, with a double blind peer review process.
The Hands On volume offers a platform for pragmatic research, intended for the communities of practitioners, bridging the gap between experienced martial artists, independent researchers and scholars. APD is a non for profit association, based in Switzerland. It is supported by institutional grants, donators/partners and by its readers. The journal is published electronically (open-access) and printed for subscribed readers and institutions.
Table of Contents
EDITORIAL
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Epistemological Reflections on the Mediality of Historical Records of Technique and the Status of Modern (Re-)Constructions (Eric Burkart), p.7
A Look Behind the Scenes: Danish Renaissance Martial Arts during the Reign of Christian IV (Claus Frederik Sorensen), p.33
Your Kung Fu is very good, Master Fiore! Asian and European fight books in comparison (Sixt Wetzler), p.51
Prologues, Poetry, Prose and Portrayals: The Purposes of Fifteenth Century Fight Books According to the Diplomatic Evidence (Jacob Henry Deacon), p.73
The Future of Historical European Martial Arts Studies. A discussion (Daniel Jaquet), p.95
RESEARCH NOTE
Economising Early Prints on Fight Books by Multiple Using Movable Half Page Woodcuts. (Dr. Matthias Johannes Bauer), p.03
BOOK REVIEW
Daniel Jaquet and Nicolas Baptiste (eds), Expérimenter le maniement des armes à la fin du Moyen Age/Experimente zur Waffenhandhabung im Spätmittelalter (Itinera 39) (Charlélie Berthaut), p.119
