By Hans Talhoffer, translated by Mark Rector. Greenhill Books. ISBN: 9781784382858. Publisher's Overview: Hans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Scientia e Prattica dell'Arme (GI.kgl.Saml.1868.4040) Scientia e Prattica dell'Arme ("The Science and Practice of Arms"; GI kongelig Samling 1868 4040) is a 17th century Italian fencing manual completed in 1601 by Salvator Fabris. [1] It resides in the holdings of Det Kongelige Bibliotek in Copenhagen, Denmark. Spadone (two-handed sword) Lanza (spear) Azza (poleaxe) Alabarda (halberd) Partigiana (partisan) Ronça (bill) Spiedo (winged spear) Picca (pike) Finally, while notably less emphasized then in the Dei Liberi School, the Dardi tradition also taught a variety of close-quarter combat techniques: Pugnale (dagger fighting) This branch of HEMA study is predominantly focused around The Flower of Battle (Fior di Battaglia, Flos Duellatorum) manuscripts attributed to Fiore dei Liberi ( born ca. 1350; died after 1409), a 14th century imperial knight of the Holy Roman Empire.. The treatises of Fiore's work are among the oldest surviving fencing manuals to have survived to the present day. Tarcirotti, Sig.; Fencing Manual. Milano Italy: *, 1400. ITA/*/*/*/*/ Lit Nagy p. 4 (Pardoel) (It. Litt. per Nagy) Torcirotti per Gelli "La passata sotto a chiuppitello (chiupetiello), e il colpo ammogghui, tanto ladato dal Biasco Florio e inventato dal Torcirotti" This book takes you to the fencing School, or Salle of celebrated renaissance rapier Master Nicoletto Giganti of Venice, one among the period teachers leaving instructions on the use of this weapon. More uniquely, his 1606 text The School, or Salle is a veritable training curriculum, with its stepwise lessons and easy-to-follow explanations on Scienza d'Arme (Salvator Fabris) Sienza e Pratica d'Arme ("Science and Practice of Arms") or De lo Schermo, overo Scienza d'Arme ("On Defense, or the Science of Arms") is an Italian fencing manual written by Salvator Fabris in the 1590s and printed in 1606. Domenico Angelo, original name Domenico Angelo Malevolti Tremamondo, (born 1716, Livorno, Italy—died 1802, Eton, Eng.), Italian fencing master. Angelo was the first to emphasize fencing as a means of developing health, poise, and grace. As a result of his insight and influence, fencing changed from an art of war to a sport. Angelo received his initial training in the Italian method of In Italian, "fencing" is "scherma", and "to fence" is "schermire" while "protection" is "schermo". "Defence", however, while etymologically related in English, is not in Italian (the word is "difesa"). 4i.e. reason, nature, art, and practice are causes, whose effect is the discipline offencing. Carlo Parisi was born in Northern Italy in 1974. He has always been interested in weapons and martial arts, and the two met in Historical Fencing, which he began practising in roughly 1998. A few years later, he started doing his own research, and became a member of HEMAC in 2003. The oldest surviving manual on western swordsmanship dates back to the 14th century, although historical references date fencing schools back to the 12th century.. Modern fencing originated in the 18th century in the Italian school of fencing of the Renaissance, and, under its influence, was improved by the French sc