{"product_id":"the-art-of-sword-fighting-in-earnest-philippo-vadis-de-arte-gladiatoria-dimicandi-with-an-introduction-translation-commentary-and-glossary-9789527157374","title":"The Art of Sword Fighting in Earnest: Philippo Vadi's De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi with an Introduction, Translation, Commentary, and Glossary","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Guy Windsor | Philippo Vadi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Swordschool Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Swordschool Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fencing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Guy has the rare talent of making this material accessible\" -Neal Stephenson (from his Foreword to \u003cem\u003eSwordfighting\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Guy Windsor's greatest gift to WMA\/HEMA is his marvellous ability to translate period language into a meaningful experience for modern WMA\/HEMA practitioners and he has once more shown his ability to do exactly that.\" - Adam, reviewing \u003cem\u003eVeni Vadi Vici \u003c\/em\u003eon Amazon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the late fifteenth century comes a detailed manuscript on knightly combat, written by Philippo Vadi. Dedicated to one of the most famous Italian condottiere of the age, Guidobaldo, Duke of Urbino, this book covers the theory of combat with the longsword, as well as dozens of illustrated techniques of the sword, the spear, the pollax, and the dagger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes a detailed introduction, setting Vadi and his combat style in their historical context, a complete full-colour facsimile of the manuscript, and a detailed commentary from the perspective of the practising martial artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the second edition of Dr. Windsor's earlier work, \u003cem\u003eVeni Vadi Vici, \u003c\/em\u003eupdating the translation and the introduction. This is essential reading for any practitioner of knightly combat, academic historian, or enthusiast for the quattrocento period of Italian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Guy Windsor is a world-renowned instructor and a pioneering researcher of medieval and renaissance martial arts. He has been teaching the Art of Arms full-time since founding The School of European Swordsmanship in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001. His profession is finding and analysing historical swordsmanship treatises, figuring out the systems they represent, creating a syllabus from the treatises for his students to train with, and teaching the system to his students all over the world. He is the author of numerous classic books about the art of swordsmanship including the definitive \u003cem\u003eThe Theory and Practice of Historical Martial Arts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Swordsman's Companion, \u003c\/em\u003eand his \u003cem\u003eMastering the Art of Arms \u003c\/em\u003eseries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swordschool Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47595531075735,"sku":"9789527157374","price":6792.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789527157374.webp?v=1774990153","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-sword-fighting-in-earnest-philippo-vadis-de-arte-gladiatoria-dimicandi-with-an-introduction-translation-commentary-and-glossary-9789527157374","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}