Links - Ancient Masters
Some of the links below are presently broken. We are working to restore them, and thank you for your patience.
- Paradoxes of Defense - by George Silver (1599)
- Brief Instructions - by George Silver (1599)
- His Practise, The First Book - by Vincentio Saviolo (1595)
- His True Arte of Defence - by Giacomo Di Grassi (1594)
- Traite D’Escrime - by Gio. Antonio Lovino (1580)
- Weapon Seizures - by Achille Marozzo (1536)
- The Book of the Courtier - Trans. by Sir Thomas Hoby (1561)
- A list of the Masters - by Master Gwylym ab Owain Tatershal
- Illustrazioni d’Agrippa - by Camillo Agrippa (1568)
- The Four Dialogues of True Skill - by Jeronimo de Caranza (1569)
- Dell’arte di scrimia - by Giovannia Dell’Agocchie (1572)
- Dell’arte di scrimia (original manuscript scan) - by Giovannia Dell’Agocchie (1572)
- Traite Contenant les Secrets du Premier Livre sur l’Espee Seule etc - by Sainct Didier (1573)
- New Kunstliches Fechtbuch - by Jakob Sutor (1617)
- The Teachings of Marozzo - by Giovanni Rapisardi
- Terminology Table from Rapier-1 list
- The Private Schoole of Defense - by George Hale (1614)
- Pallas Armata - The Gentleman’s Armory - Book One, Part One - (1639)
- Pallas Armata - The Gentleman’s Armory - Book One, Part Two - (1639)
- Comprehension of Destreza - by Alvaro Guerra de la Vega (1681)
- Introduction to Frederico Ghisliero’s Rapier Text - by Frederico Ghisliero (1587)
- Schoole of the Noble and Worthy Science of Defence - by Joeseph Swetnam (1617)
- Images from Kunst des Fechten - by Joachim Meyer (1570)
All links were reviewed and updated as of October 15, 2025.