We are dedicated to offering transcriptions, translations, and interpretations of various historic treatises. What we currently have to offer is listed below. Stay tuned for announcements about future works in progress; we plan to offer more translations in the near future, possibly including a Bolognese work, one or more early 17th century Italian Rapier treatises, and a late 17th century work for Baroque Sword.

	The Complete Renaissance Swordsman By Tom Leoni Dating from the 1520's, Bolognese swordsmaster's Antonio Manciolino's Opera Nova is the earliest surviving printed book on Italian martial arts. This seminal and eclectic Renaissance work contains clear and systematic instruction on the use of the sword and small buckler, sword and large buckler, sword and targa, sword and dagger, sword and cape, two swords, sword alone, and sword and rotella, plus a fascinating compendium on the use of polearms. Clearly and elegantly written, Manciolino's text is one of the best and clearest presentations of the martial skills required of the ideal Renaissance man.
	Venetian Rapier: Nicoletto Giganti’s 1606 Fencing Curriculum By Tom Leoni Perhaps no other weapon represents “Renaissance Italian fencing” as powerfully as the transports you into the fencing school, or salle, of celebrated Renaissance rapier master Nicoletto rapier. However, do we truly know how this sword was used and how it was taught? Venetian Rapier Giganti of Venice. Giganti was one of the most influential teachers of the period, and a master whose instructions on the use of this weapon have survived the centuries. It is most fortunate for us that his 1606 text, The School, or Salle is a veritable training curriculum, complete with stepwise lessons and easy-to-follow explanations on the use of both the rapier alone and the rapier and dagger. This faithful translation of Giganti’s seminal work, by internationally-renowned rapier teacher Tom Leoni, includes the complete text, original illustrations, and an introduction on rapier fencing that enables the reader to easily follow Giganti’s text.
	Falloppia Transcription By Steven Reich The transcription of Falloppia's 1584 work on swordsmanship is now available from Lulu. This 37-page transcription is a perfect-bound softcover book (6" x 9") which costs $15.00 (plus shipping). In preparing this transcription, I have kept layout as close as possible to the original, so that it will match up line-by-line and page-by-page with the version published in 1584. This is the first work which covers the system of the classic "Italian Rapier", including information on the sword-alone, sword and cape, and sword and dagger. While I realize that this work will have a limited market in the US (as it is in Italian), I have made it available for those who are interested.
	Manciolino Transcription By Steven Reich The transcription of Manciolino's 1531 Treatise on swordsmanship is now available from Lulu. This 127-page transcription is a perfect-bound softcover book (6" x 9") which costs $19.98 (plus shipping). In preparing this transcription, I have kept layout as close as possible to the original, so that it will match up line-by-line and page-by-page with the version published in 1531. This is the earliest extant book on Swordsmanship published in Italian and probably the earliest extant book from the Bolognese school. While I realize that this work will have a limited market in the US (as it is in Italian), I hope that at least a few people will find this important Bolognese work to be useful.
	Translation of Fiore de’ Liberi’s Getty Manuscript By Tom Leoni This much-awaited book is the first published English translation of Fiore de' Liberi's 1409 "Fior di Battaglia," the oldest extant martial-arts treatise in the Italian tradition. The book survives in four known manuscripts. One of them, housed at the Getty museum, is held to be the most complete, and is the basis on this translation. Writing for an audience of warriors including the powerful marquis Nicolo' d' Este, Fiore presents detailed instruction on wrestling, longsword, axe, dagger, staff, lance and more. Third revision. Text only, following original pagination. Note that in books purchased before June 30, 2009, the text of 27 RECTO was mistakenly left untranslated; a pdf of the translation can be downloaded here.
	Docciolini Transcription By Steven Reich The transcription of Docciolini's 1601 Treatise on swordsmanship is now available from Lulu. This 116-page transcription is a perfect-bound softcover book (6" x 9") which costs $15 (plus shipping). In preparing this transcription, I have kept layout as close as possible to the original, so that it will match up line-by-line and page-by-page with the version published in 1601. While I realize that this work will have a limited market in the US (as it is in Italian and only has a single figure), I hope that at least a few people will find this important Florentine work to be useful.
	Fabris Translation By Tom Leoni The first critical English translation of Salvator Fabris’ monumental 1606 Italian rapier treatise Lo Schermo, overo Scienza d’Arme was published in 2005. Text and illustrations. Unfortunately, this book is out of print, although it might be possible to obtain copies through Amazon or AbeBooks.