The Flower of Battle MS Ludwig XV13 – Colin Hatcher Translation

The Flower of Battle (Flos Duellatorum) is the masterwork of Fiore dei Liberi, a 14th-century Italian weapons master who spent fifty years training Europe's elite warriors before committing his art to paper in the early 15th century. This edition presents MS Ludwig XV 13 — the most complete surviving copy of Fiore's work — in a stunning large-format hardcover featuring high-resolution manuscript images alongside Colin Hatcher's authoritative English translation, laid out to mirror the original's visual language.
Covering unarmed combat, dagger, longsword, spear, poleaxe, armored fighting, and mounted combat, this is the essential reference for HEMA practitioners studying the Italian tradition.

Translator: Colin Hatcher
Design: Tracy Mellow
Publisher: Tyrant Industries
Binding: Hardcover (also available in paperback)
Published: August 12, 2017
Pages: 112 | Large format: 11" × 8.5"
ISBN: 9780984771684