Resources

Books

Fencing History

• Anglo, S. (2000) The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe, Yale University Press, London, UK
• Baldick, R. (1965) The Duel: A History of Duelling, Clapham & Hall, London, UK
• Hutton, Capt. A. (1892) Old Sword Play, London
• Hutton, Capt. A. (2003) The Sword and the Centuries, Greenhill Books, London, UK (originally published 1895)

Fencing Manuals Facsimiles & Translations

• Forgeng, Jeffrey (2003) The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship, Chivalry Bookshelf
• Greer, John Michael (2006) Academy of the Sword, Girard Thibault d'Anvers, Chivalry Bookshelf
• Leoni, Tommaso (2005) The Art of Dueling - Salvator Fabris' rapier fencing treatise of 1606, Chivalry Bookshelf
• Leoni, Tom (2009) Fiore de' Liberi's Fior di Battaglia: MS Getty Ludwig XV 13, Italian Swordsmanshio Treatise, Lulu Press
• Leoni, Tom (2010) Venetian Rapier - The School, or Salle - Nicoletto Giganti's 1606 Rapier Fencing Curriculum, Freelance Academy Press, Wheaton
• Leoni, Tom (2010) The Complete Renaissance Swordsman Antonio Manciolino’s Opera Nova (1531) Freelance Academy Press, Wheaton
• Mele, Greg (2011) In the Service of Mars Proceedings from the Western Martial Arts Workshop 1999–2009, Volume I Freelance Academy Press, Wheaton
• Mondschein, Ken (2009) Fencing: A Renaissance Treatise by Camilla Agrippa, Italica Press, New York
• Porzio, Luca & Mele, Greg (2002) Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi (1470) Chivalry Bookshelf
• Rector, Mark (2000) Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat Green Hill Books
• Swetnam, J. (1617) The Schoole of the Noble and Worthy Science of Defence, Nicholas Okes, London, UK
• Thomas, Nick S. (2007) Rapier the Art and Use of Fencing - Great Simulation of the Art and Use of Fencing by Ridolfo Capo Ferro, Sword Works, U.K.

Fencing Manual Interpretations

• Thomas, Michael G. (2008) Fighting Man's Guide to German Longsword Combat, Lulu Press
• Tobler, Christian Henry (2010) In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts, Freelance Academy Press
• Wagner, Paul & Hand, Steven (2003) Medieval Sword and Shield, Chivalry Bookshelf
• Windsor, Guy (2006) Duellists Companion: A training manual for 17th century Italian rapier Chivalry Bookshelf

Period Society & Culture

• Girard, D. A. (1997) Actors on Guard: A Practical Guide for the Use of the Rapier and Dagger for Stage and Screen, Routledge, London, UK
• Machiavelli, N. (1981) The Prince, Penguin Classics Series, Penguin Books, London, UK
• Musashi, M. (1974) A Book of Five Rings, The Overlook Press, New York, USA
• Sun Tzu (1998) The Illustrated Art of War, Shambhala Publications Inc, London, UK
• Turnbull, S. R. (2001) The Book of the Samurai: The Warrior Class of Japan, PRC Publishing Inc, London, UK
• Walker, H. L. (2002) Rapier Combat: A Social History, Honours Thesis, University of Queensland

Swords & Armour

• Akehurst, R. (1969) Antique Weapons for Pleasure and Investment, Arco Publishing Company Inc, New York, USA
• Coe, M. D. (et.al.) (1996) Swords and Hilt Weapons, Prion Books Ltd, London, UK
• Edge, D. and Paddock, J. M. (1996) Arms & Armour of the Medieval Knight: An Illustrated History of Weaponry in the Middle Ages, Saturn Books Ltd, London, UK
• Norman, V. (1964) Arms and Armour, Weidenfield and Nicolson Ltd, London, UK
• Robards, B. (1997) The Medieval Knight at War, Tiger Books International PLC, Twickenham, UK
• Valentine, E. (1968) Rapiers: An Illustrated Reference Guide to the Rapiers of the 16th and 17th Centuries, and their Companions, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, USA