The Lovino Project: Museum examples

A sample of museum examples that fit Lovino’s context, and some quantitative data about them.

The Lovino Project: Contemporary portraits

A compilation of portraits that match Lovino’s time and costume, giving us a better idea of the swords that could be associated.

A deeper look into Lovino’s manuscript, seeking clues about the form and size of swords and daggers.

This is an introduction for a series of post detailing my project for a Lovino-inspired sword and dagger set.

This post is a survey of all the textual advice I have found about how to grip a rapier.

An account of a 1511 duel that, while only tangentially related to French people, shows elements that would become a habit later on.

This post provides an analysis of Girard Thibault’s specific method of gripping a sword.

On Thibault’s Table 27, perforated plates cover the hilts’ front openings.

A detailed review of the design and construction of the Malleus Martialis Galante rapier which I recently bought.

A complete scan of Federico Ghisliero’s treatise is online!