The Duellist's Companion: A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier
Guy Windsor - The Duellist's Companion: A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier
Chivalry Bookshelf | 2006 | ISBN: 1891448323 | English | 239 pages | PDF | 15.13 MB
Chivalry Bookshelf | 2006 | ISBN: 1891448323 | English | 239 pages | PDF | 15.13 MB
A complete training guide to 17th century Italian rapier fencing, and a thorough interpretation of the style of legendary Italian master swordsman Ridolfo Capoferro, author of one of the most famous fencing books in history, his Gran Simulacro, published in 1610. First edition published back in 2006, this guide is the standard work on the subject.
A modern training manual for the 17th century italian rapier, lavishly illustrated with over 400 detailed photographs, the Duellist's Companion is a complete training system for rapier, the Queen of Weapons. Guy Windsor, author of the popular longsword text "The Swordsmans' Companion", has triumphed in this new work, which guides the beginner through the rapier, based on the world of Capo Ferro's 1610 fencing masterpiece, "Gran Simulacro". Italian rapier dominated thruout Europe and overseas from the 17th - 19th centuries. This book demonstrates convincingly why it was so successful.