A Gentleman's Guide to Duelling: Of Honour and Honourable Quarrels (Saviolo, Hardcover)

‘A humorous and instructive guide to Elizabethan etiquette which should interest gentlemen of any century.’ James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of Shakespeare‘An excellent reference tool for scholars and a wonderfully practical one for historical fencers, fight directors and actors seeking information or inspiration on swordplay in the 16th century.’Richard Ryan, fight coordinator for Sherlock Holmes I & II, Troy, Stardust and The Golden CompassA Gentleman’s Guide to Duelling is a beautifully illustrated, lyrical guide to dueling etiquette in Elizabethan England. Its author, Vincentio Saviolo, was one of the great Italian fencing masters and a contemporary of William Shakespeare. In the 1590s, both Saviolo and Shakespeare were based in London’s Blackfriars; Shakespeare’s use of Italian fencing terminology in Romeo & Juliet is no surprise as it was written shortly after Saviolo’s book was published.Originally published under the title Of Honour and Honourable Quarr