Italian Rapier Combat: Capo Ferro's 'Grand Simulacro'

Capo Ferro’s influential fencing treatise reveals timing, distance, and graceful swordwork shaping European dueling tradition.

Featuring more than 40 beautiful illustrations, this stunning work presents one of the world’s most influential fencing treatises. Ridolfo Capo Ferro was a legend in his own lifetime. His intricate instructions were emulated throughout a Europe bewitched by this grace and style and are a window into his mastery of swordsmanship.

This updated edition includes a new int...