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Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi: 15th Century Swordsmanship of Master Fillipo Vadi
List Price: $59.95 Our Price: $37.55 (As of May 22, 05:40 PM) Ships FREE from Amazon.com (details)  • This book is on our reading list • This book is on 27 myArmoury member lists • This book has 2 myArmoury member reviews
Edition: Hardcover 15 third-party copies available from: $37.55 (As of May 22, 05:40 PM) 
Other items of interest: • Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling • Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Arts Of Combat: Sword and Buckler Fighting, Wrestling, and Fighting in Armor • English Swordsmanship: The True Fight of George Silver • Academy of the Sword • Medieval Art of Sword & Shield: The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS I.33  Product Description: For the first time, a color fascimile and translation will be available from this important 15th century master of late Italian Medieval swordsmanship. Master Fillipo Vadi's work, previously overlooked and underestimated by fencing scholars, presents the student of historical swordsmanship or of miltiary history a fresh, stunningly beautiful look into the mind of an Italian fencing master.Accompanying the exquisitely wrought text, finely translated by Luca Porzio, are 56 color plates showing many of the techniques explained in the chapters and by other historical masters, but in this case, with such a beautiful rendering that they are works of art unto themselves.An absolute must for the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of fencing or late medieval warfare, this rich volume will also appeal to collectors of illuminated manuscripts, reeactors, and literary traditions of 15th century Italy. Product Details/Specifications: Authors: Fillipo Vadi Creators: Luca Porzio (Translator) Gregory Mele (Translator) Recording label: Chivalry Bookshelf Publishers: Chivalry Bookshelf Manufacturer: Chivalry Bookshelf EAN: 9781891448164 Binding: Hardcover ISBN: 1891448161 Number of items: 1 Number of pages: 208 Publication date: 2002-03-01 Language: English (Unknown) Language: Italian (Original Language) Language: English (Published) Data cached: May 22, 2013 05:40 PM (GMT -8 hours) |
