A lot of excellent books related to period rapier combat have seen publication recently. Here is a reasonably comprehensive bibliography of books of interest with short reviews and links to purchase them. Types of Rapier Resources Reproduction. This is a straight copy of a period publication, generally with period typesetting and illustrations. A significant portion of these manuals are in Italian or German, but even an English manual can be difficult to read due to archaic language, spelling and typesetting. Translation or Transcription: These are literal updates of period sources to modern language and typesetting. These can be much easier to read and understand compared … Continue reading BooksRead More →