Schools and Masters of Fencing
From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
The standard reference on historical swordsmanship since its 1885 publication. The author traces fencing from its roots in the unschooled brawling of the Middle Ages to its latter-day precision and refinement, focusing primarily on the 16th-century development of the rapier and its popularity in Renaissance Italy. 150 black-and-white illustration.