La Scherma: The Art of Fencing, Francesco Ferdinando Alfieri
by Piermarco Terminiello, Phil Marshall, Caroline Stewart
La Scherma captures Francesco Ferdinando Alfieri's 17th-century expertise in Italian fencing. Translated by Piermarco Terminiello, Phil Marshall, and Caroline Stewart, it details techniques, strategies, and the disciplined art of swordsmanship, offering historical depth for modern martial arts students and historians.
About This Book
La Scherma: The Art of Fencing by Francesco Ferdinando Alfieri is a foundational text on the techniques and principles of Italian fencing from the 17th century. Translated and edited by Piermarco Terminiello, Phil Marshall, and Caroline Stewart, this work preserves the original insights into swordplay and combat arts.
The book explores the methods of handling various weapons, emphasizing precision, strategy, and physical discipline central to the art of scherma. It offers a window into historical martial practices that influenced European fencing traditions.
Through careful scholarship, the editors provide annotations and context to make Alfieri's teachings accessible to contemporary enthusiasts and scholars of martial history.
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