From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Longsword Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi

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Guy Windsor Fiore Dei Liberi

From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice

The Longsword Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi

Guy Windsor, Fiore Dei Liberi

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Spada Press
27 March 2020

Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Military history; Combat sports & self-defence; Fencing; Oriental martial arts

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In From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice, renowned historical swordsman Guy Windsor demystifies one of the greatest martial arts books of all time, Fiore dei Liberi's Il Fior di Battaglia (The Flower of Battle).

In the late 14th century dei Liberi, an Italian knightly combat master, wrote Il Fior di Battaglia (The Flower of Battle). This magnificent, illustrated manuscript described how to fight on foot and on horseback, in armour and without, with sword, spear, pollax, dagger, or with no weapon at all.

Windsor spent the last twenty years studying Fiore's work and creating a modern practice of historical swordsmanship from it.

In this book, Windsor takes you through all of Fiore's longsword techniques on foot without armour. Each technique (or ""play"") is shown with the drawing from the treatise, Windsor's transcription and translation of the text, his commentary on how it fits into the system and works in practice, and a link to a video of the technique in action. The book also contains a detailed introduction describing Fiore's life and times, and extensive discussion of the contexts in which Fiore's art belongs.

From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice is essential reading for all martial artists and historians of the medieval and early Renaissance.

By: Guy Windsor, Fiore Dei Liberi
Imprint: Spada Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9789527157558
ISBN 10: 9527157552
Pages: 326
Publication Date: 27 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active