La scherma italiana di spada e di sciabola (1887)
- Author
- Ferdinando Masiello
- Year
- 1887
- Art
- Fencing
- Type
- Technique
- Level
- Study & history
- Language
- Italian
- Rights
- Public domain
Summary
Italian 1887 treatise by Ferdinando Masiello on sword and sabre fencing, with theory and lessons.
Why it matters
Masiello is a reference of the 19th-century Italian school, the basis of many classical fencing clubs.
Original edition
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- Internet Archive: laschermaitalian00masi
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.