Name: Duellists Companion A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier
Author: Windsor, Guy
ISBN: 9781891448324

by Windsor, Guy

Duellists Companion A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier

by Windsor, Guy

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ISBN-13: 9781891448324
ISBN: 1891448323
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Chivalry Bookshelf, The

AUTHOR

Windsor, Guy

SUMMARY

A modern training manual for the 17th century rapier, lavishly illustrated with over 400 photographs, the Duellist's Companion is a complete training system for rapier, the Queen of Weapons. Guy Windsor, author of the popular longsword text The Swordsmans' Companion, has triumphed in this work, which guides the beginner through the rapier, based on the world of Capo Ferro's 1610 masterpiece, Gran Simulacro. Italian rapier dominated Europe from the 17th - 19th centuries. This book demonstrates convincingly why it was so successful.Windsor, Guy is the author of 'Duellists Companion A Training Manual for 17th Century Italian Rapier', published 2006 under ISBN 9781891448324 and ISBN 1891448323.

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