{"product_id":"the-art-of-sword-fighting-guy-windsor-9781918229035","title":"The Art of Sword Fighting: A Companion Volume to the Spada Press Facsimile of De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi, by Philippo Vadi","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in the late fifteenth century for the Duke of Urbino, De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi is one of the most important surviving works on knightly combat. In this companion volume to the Spada Press facsimile, Guy Windsor presents the most comprehensive modern engagement with Philippo Vadi's treatise to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume combines an English translation with detailed commentary, historical analysis, and practical interpretation of every play in the manuscript. Drawing on decades of full-time research, teaching, and embodied practice, Dr. Windsor examines not only what Vadi wrote, but what his words mean in action-and why his system works as a coherent, rational art of arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituating the manuscript within its historical, intellectual, and martial contexts, the book explores Vadi's relationship to Fiore dei Liberi and traces the development of Italian swordsmanship at the threshold of the Renaissance. Linked video demonstrations provide a rare bridge between text, image, and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether read as a work of history, a guide to martial practice, or a study in Renaissance thought, this book offers a clear, rigorous, and deeply informed account of one of Europe's foundational fighting systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note, this edition contains black and white images. For a colour version, see my website at swordschool.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Windsor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1918229031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918229035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spada Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d","brand":"Guy Windsor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001931309311,"sku":"9781918229035","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-sword-fighting-guy-windsor-9781918229035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}