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Author, Year, "Title" - Source Citation - Description

Edited by Jared Kirby, May 1, 2004, "Italian Rapier Combat - Ridolfo Capo Ferro"
		Greenhill Books ISBN:1-853675-80-6 - A presentation of possibly the world's most influential fencing treatises published in 1610 as Gran Simvlacro Dell'Arte e dell'Vso della Scherma by Ridolfo Capo Ferro, complete with images of original illustrations and text. 147 pages, hardcover, 43 original illustrations.   Click for the Book Review
Christian H. Tobler, 2002, "Secrets of German Medieval Swordmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer's Verse"
		Chivalry Bookshelf ISBN:1-891448-07-2 - A translation and interpretation of Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer's cryptic verses. 416 pages, hardcover, 800 illustrative photographs used to visually interpret the verses.
Grzegorz Zabinski, Bartlomiej Walczak, July 2002, "Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling"
		Paladin Press ISBN: 1-58160-339-8 - A translation and interpretation of a fechtbuch originaly written in High Middle German depicting longsword, falchion and dagger, as well as the complete system of wrestling techniques. 221 pages, hardcover, original illustrations in B&W, original High Middle German text and English translations.   Click for the Book Review
Luca Porzio (Translator), March 1, 2002, "Arte Gladitoria: 15th Century Swordsmanship of Master Fillipo Vadi"
		Chivalry Bookshelf ISBN: 1-89144-816-1 - A translation of Filippo Vadi's treatise, working in the tradition of earlier swordmasters both in Italy and abroad, created this treatise around the 3rd quarter of the 15th century. It closely follows the renowned Italian master Fiore dei Liberi.

Steve Hick, 2001, "Italian Fencing Manuals"  courtesy of Steve Hick
A bibliography/citations of Italian fencing manuscripts that include references in contemporary books. It has since been modified and enhanced with links to the some of the known sources.

1. fechtbuch n German word for "fight book".
2. WMA = Western Martial Arts.
3. The AEMMA shield visible in some of the entries above indicates a resource that has restricted access to AEMMA internal only for research and study, and is not available for viewing in the public domain. This is due to the fact that permission to release the material into the public domain from the source was not granted.
4. Some of the online manuscripts have an audio component indicated by the speaker icon situated next to the country flag on the library listings.