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Fiore dei Liberi's legacy created 600 years ago is honoured in the 21st century with the careful reconstruction and resurrection of the fighting art he described in his treatises entitled "Flos Duellatorum" and "Fior Battaglia". This paper will explore the man who bore the name Fiore and conduct a brief comparative analysis of the three versions of the treatise. It is evident in the Western fighting arts community, that the treatises are considered as important cornerstones in todays research and reconstruction of historical Western fighting arts. The reasons are numerous, but perhaps their greatest value is their collection of illustrations possessing remarkable clarity in conveying the concepts in the art, and the imformative text accompanying each illustration, together creating a recipe for a comprehensive resource supporting today's research, practice and reconstruction of historical Western fighting arts. A Brief Examination of Fiore dei Liberi's Treatises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
