Il Fior di battaglia di Fiore dei Liberi da Cividale - Il Codice Ludwig XV 13 del J. Paul Getty Museum

by Massimo Malipiero

Massimo Malipiero in cooperation with the Paul Getty Museum has created this excellent resource, containing his interpretations of the text and illustrations, as well as high quality colour images of the Getty's version of Fiore dei Liberi's treatise (Il Codice Ludwig XV 13). Massimo includes his own illustrations in attempting to explain the principles behind some of Fiore's techniques, and provides a comparison analysis between the Getty's version and the Pisani-Dossi and Morgan.

536 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1409

Reviews

[Daniele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Il PRIMO e più importante trattato di scherma medievale. Gli appassionati lo adorerebbero, specie se si riuscisse a trovare una versione rimodernata della lingua.

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is highly recommended for access to the color images of the Getty Manuscript alone and is better than any online sources of the images from the Ludwig XV 13 on the Getty's web site.

Work contains the modern author's thoughts and reconstruction of how he thought the techniques should work. The work is in Italian.

[Joseph Wermes · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's worth a read, whether you're interested in historical fighting styles, or just want a quick read. It's mostly pictures, so it's not too long. Definitely will read a few more times for interpretation's sake, and to further learn the methods Fiore teaches.

[Hugo Viegas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm studding this book and I'll have to read it again multiple times.

The Getty version is my favourite and seems to be the more complete version of this manual.