{"product_id":"from-medieval-manuscript-to-modern-guy-windsor-9781918229011","title":"From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Dagger Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice series, renowned historical swordsman Guy Windsor demystifies one of the greatest martial arts books of all time, Fiore dei Liberi's Il Fior di Battaglia (The Flower of Battle).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Windsor has spent the last twenty years studying Fiore's work and creating a modern practice of historical swordsmanship from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume he takes you through all 76 of Fiore's dagger techniques. Each technique (or \"play\") is shown with the drawing from the treatise, his 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 Fiore's life and times, and extensive discussion of the contexts in which Fiore's art belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Dagger Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi is essential reading for all martial artists, and historians of the medieval and early Renaissance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Windsor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1918229015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918229011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spada Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Guy Windsor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874700177663,"sku":"9781918229011","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-medieval-manuscript-to-modern-guy-windsor-9781918229011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}