History of the Renaissance Italian Rapier

A brief overview of the History of Renaissance Italian Rapier from its evolution out of the middle ages into the Renaissance. This introduction features images from historical fighting manuals including those of Fiore dei Liberi (14c), Achille Marozzo (1535), Angelo Viggiani (1551), Camillo Agrippa (1553), Ridolfo Capo Ferro (1610), and Francesco Alfieri (1540). This introduction is a part of the Introduction to Italian Rapier DVD by Devon Boorman.