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The Flower of Battle is an Italian martial arts manual from the Renaissance. This manual was written by Fiore Furlano, a knight, diplomat, and itinerant fencing master who lived between the 14th and 15th centuries. The Flower of Battle is one of the oldest known European martial arts manuals and the oldest surviving one written by an Italian master. At present, four copies of the manual are known to exist. These four copies are illuminated manuscripts, which means that in addition to texts, they also contain illustrations. These images serve to explain the texts in a visual manner. Although the contents of the four copies are similar, their illustrations are different, which makes each of them unique. The Author of
