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Author:   Tom Leoni ,  Gregory D. Mele
Publisher:   FreeLance Academy Press
Imprint:   FreeLance Academy Press
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781937439187

ISBN 10:   1937439186
Pages:   359
Publication Date:   31 May 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Publisher’s Preface Introduction Part One: Fiore dei Liberi and His World I. Italy at the Birth of the Renaissance II. The Master and His Students III. Understanding the Master Through His Student IV. Portrait of a Renaissance Despot V. The Transformation of Chivalry in Late Medieval Italy VI. The Duel of Honor in the Time of Fiore dei Liberi VII. The Tools of War Part Two: The Art of Arms—An Analysis of the Flower of Battle I. Pedagogy and the Flower of Battle II. An Overview of Getty Ms. Ludwig XV 13 III. Numbers and Symbols in the Flower of Battle Part Three: Getty Ms. Ludwig XV 13 Facsimile, Translation, and Transcription I. Translator’s Notes II. Facsimile, Transcription, and Translation Appendices A. The Gatari Chronicle of the Galeazzo-Boucicaut Duel B. Glossary C. Bibliography

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Tom Leoni is a member of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Catholic University of America. He teaches historical Italian fencing in his Alexandria, Virginia, US-based school as well as working as an academic translator, and has published widely on historical Italian swordsmanship. Gregory D. Mele has been involved in the reconstruction of medieval European martial arts since the early 1990s and is best known for co-founding the Chicago Swordplay Guild for the study of historical European swordsmanship and adjunct arts. Previous publications include contributions to SPADA: An Anthology of Swordsmanship and he is a regular contributor to Western Martial Arts Illustrated.

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