Michael Chidester

The Flower of Battle

MS M 383

Buch

Fiore dei Liberi was a weapons-master from Italy who was active in the 14th and early 15th century. After fifty years of training Italy's elite, he put his art to paper and created the Flower of Battle. The Flower of Battle covers the use of the dagger, sword, spear, axe as well as fighting in armor, on horseback, and other odds and ends. MS M 383, owned by the Morgan Library and Museum, differs from the other Italian versions by beginning with fighting on horseback and moving to foot combat with progressively smaller weapons. It has been transcribed and translated by Michael Chidester, who also wrote a codicological analysis and an overview… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-953683-07-6
EAN: 9781953683076
Produktnummer: 37094716
Verlag: HEMA Bookshelf
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 164 S.
Masse: H28.6 cm x B22.1 cm x D1.5 cm 890 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 890

Über den Autor

Michael Chidester is the Editor-in-Chief of Wiktenauer, a component of the non-profit HEMA Alliance . Michael is a Research Scholar of the Meyer Freifechter Guild, a founding member of the Society for Historical European Martial Arts Studies (SHEMAS), a member of the Western Martial Arts Coalition (WMAC), and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. He has lectured on historical martial arts across North America and Europe and authored several books, including The Illustrated Meyer and The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a.