Ridolfo Capoferro's The Art and Practice of Fencing
a practical translation for the modern swordsman
$77.76
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2011
Summary
In the 1600s, the elegant and deadly Italian rapier was the choice sword of duelists, officers, gentlemen and noblemen: to master the rapier was to be a feared martial artist and a paragon in single combat.Among the original treatises on the use of this weapon, the most prized by historical fencing revivalists in the last 150 year has been the Great Representation of the Art and Practice of Fencing, written in 1610 by Master Ridolfo Capoferro. In this remarkable text, Capof…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780982591192 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0982591195 |
| Author: | Tom Leoni |
| Publisher: | Freelance Academy Press |
| Imprint: | Freelance Academy Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
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Tom Leoni
Tom Leoni was born in Switzerland and grew up in Northern Italy. Since an early age, he developed a passion for antique arms and armour and Renaissance-Baroque culture. His meticulous research of Italian swordsmanship treatises helped him become an internationally-known teacher specialising in the Italian styles of the 1500s and 1600s. In 2005, Tom published an English translation of Master Salvator Fabris’ 1606 rapier treatise Scienza d’Armi, one the of the most important fencing works of the late Renaissance. In 2009, he published a translation of Italy’s earliest extant martial-arts treatise, Fiore de’ Liberi’s Fio di Battaglia (circa 1409).
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