From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Dagger Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi (Guy Windsor)

All 76 of Fiore dei Liberi's dagger techniques, broken down for practical training. This is the third volume in Guy Windsor's From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice series, translating one of the most influential source texts in HEMA — Fiore's Il Fior di Battaglia — into a working training manual.

How it's organized: Each of the 76 dagger plays is presented with the original manuscript drawing, Windsor's transcription and translation of the period Italian, his commentary on how the technique fits into Fiore's broader system, and a link to video demonstrating the play in action.

Unlike a facsimile or straight translation, this book is built to be used on the training floor — not just read. Dr. Guy Windsor has spent over twenty years studying Fiore's work and developing a modern, teachable practice from it, and this volume distills that experience into a practical, technique-by-technique reference.

Best for: HEMA practitioners and instructors actively training Fiore's dagger material, students looking to move from reading the source to drilling it, and anyone building a working library alongside a facsimile or full translation.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 978-1-918229-00-4
• Publisher: Spada Press
• Publication Date: December 15, 2025
• Author/Translator: Dr. Guy Windsor
• Series: From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice, #3