Italian Rapier Combat
capo ferro's 'grand simulacro'
$80.32
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2021
Summary
The Art of the Rapier: Mastering Italian Swordsmanship
This beautifully illustrated and detailed book presents one of the world’s most influential fencing treatises. Ridolfo Capo Ferro was a legend in his own lifetime, and his intricate and exact instructions were copied and emulated throughout a Europe bewitched by his grace and style.
The manual, illustrated with striking artwork, gives a very real flavour of the panache of this expert in swordsmanship and mastery of that …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784386917 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178438691X |
| Author: | Ridolfo Capo Ferro |
| Publisher: | Greenhill Books |
| Imprint: | Greenhill Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 190mm |
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About The Author
Ridolfo Capo Ferro
Ridolfo Capo Ferro of Cagli was a fencing master in the city of Siena, best-known for his rapier fencing treatise published in 1610.
Jared Kirby has been involved in Western Martial Arts/Historical European Martial Arts for 25 years. He teaches fencing in New York City (and the metro area) at SUNY Purchase, Sarah Lawrence College and is a Master of Arms (Maestro d’Armi) through the Martinez Academy of Arms.
Jared is the president of Combat Con in Las Vegas and teaches a variety of workshops across the US and around the world including Canada, England, Scotland, Finland, Italy and Australia. He has taught at the Paddy Crean International Art of the Sword Workshop, the International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention (ISMAC), Rapier Camp and the Western Washington WMA Workshop, to name a few.
In addition to this book, Jared is also the editor and wrote the introduction for The School of Fencing by Domenico Angelo and annotated by Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martinez as well as A Gentleman’s Guide to Duelling.
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