The Flower of Battle; MS Ludwig XV 13 (Various authors have used this byline. This title is attributed to Fiore Dei Liberi.)
by Hatcher, Colin (Edited by Tracy Mellow.)
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0984771689
- ISBN 13
- 9780984771684
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About This Item
Tyrant Industries 978-0-9847716-8-4 [978-0-9847716-8-4] 2017. (4to) Near fine, no dust jacket. Maps, black and white and color photographs and illustrations. The spine is lightly bumped at the top and bottom. "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 unarmed combat, the use of the dagger, sword, spear, axe as well as fighting in armor, without and on horseback as well as other odds and ends. MS Ludwig XV 13 is the most complete surviving copy of Fiore's work and has been painstakingly translated by Colin Hatcher and formatted to be as close to the original as possible by Tracy Mellow in an effort to bring Fiore's work to the English-speaking world". Book about Weapons Master. Time Period 14th Century & 15th Century. Edited by Tracy Mellow. Translated by Colin Hatcher. Various authors have used this byline. This title is attributed to Fiore Dei Liberi. (Weapons, Combat, Fencing, Manuscript Illumination, Military History).
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- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
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- Title
- The Flower of Battle; MS Ludwig XV 13 (Various authors have used this byline. This title is attributed to Fiore Dei Liberi.)
- Author
- Hatcher, Colin (Edited by Tracy Mellow.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0984771689
- ISBN 13
- 9780984771684
- Publisher
- Tyrant Industries 978-0-9847716-8-4
- This edition first published
- 2017-08
- Keywords
- Weapons, Combat, Fencing, Manuscript Illumination, Military History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Weapons;
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