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.
The Lovino Project: Weapons in the manuscript
A deeper look into Lovino’s manuscript, seeking clues about the form and size of swords and daggers.
The Lovino Project
This is an introduction for a series of post detailing my project for a Lovino-inspired sword and dagger set.
Gripping the rapier
This post is a survey of all the textual advice I have found about how to grip a rapier.
Tales of the French duels: not that French
An account of a 1511 duel that, while only tangentially related to French people, shows elements that would become a habit later on.
Thibault’s grip
This post provides an analysis of Girard Thibault’s specific method of gripping a sword.
Plates in Thibault’s hilts
On Thibault’s Table 27, perforated plates cover the hilts’ front openings.
Malleus Martialis Galante – Initial look
A detailed review of the design and construction of the Malleus Martialis Galante rapier which I recently bought.
Federico Ghisliero
A complete scan of Federico Ghisliero’s treatise is online!
Study of various historical rapiers
Guillaume Vauthier has compiled and analyzed a great amount of publicly available data on rapiers, and has kindly allowed me to host it here.