Arte Dell' Armi

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Arte Dell' Armi is the second of two books (the first publised in 1536) of over 200 pages which covers several weapons disciplines including the use of the shield, pole-arms as well as many illustrations that depict unarmed defense against the knife, and some illustrations of knife-on-knife combat. It was written by Achille Marozzo, a Bolognese fencing master whose studies included single dagger, single sword, sword and buckler, case of swords, sword and cloak, sword and dagger, and other combinations. Like most early masters he also covered polearms. Marozzo also included a whole chapter dedicated to "honor."