In 2012, Piermarco Terminiello discovered the previously lost Second Book of Nicoletto Giganti in the Howard de Walden collection, which is housed at the Wallace Collection (in my not very humble … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
A great week for historical fencing.
This is a great week for historical fencing. I spent three full days at the National Fencing Museum with a decent camera and a book-photography rig, taking hi-res images of the cream of their amazing … [Read more...]
Medieval manuscript construction
This post is a short library of my favourite online resources regarding how medieval manuscripts were created, and related traditional bookbinding videos. One of the unexpected consequences of my … [Read more...]
Vadi sword geekery
I'm working on both the second edition of Veni Vadi Vici, and on the new book The Theory and Practice of Historical European Martial Arts, both due out this year. TTPHEMA (catchy title, huh?) will … [Read more...]
A glossary of medieval Italian fencing terms
As this awesome comic shows, many students find the new, foreign, terminology a major barrier to learning swordsmanship. (You can see the whole strip here; this is just one panel) I get it. I … [Read more...]