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

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 Liberis 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 Fiores work and creating a modern practice of historical swordsmanship from it.In this book Windsor takes you through all of Fiores longsword techniques on foot without armour. Each technique (or play) is shown with the drawing from the treatise Windsors 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 Fiores life and times and extensive discussion of the contexts in which Fiores art belongs.From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice is essential reading for all martial artists and historians of the medieval and early Renaissance.