Vincentio Saviolo
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Italian Renaissance fencing master who introduced Italian rapier and dagger fencing to Elizabethan London (1595).
Quick Facts
Date of Birth16. století
Date of Death1598
Era16th century
Country of Origin
Italy / United Kingdom
Italy / United KingdomRank / TitleAuthor of His Practise in Two Books (1595)
Active Years1580–1598
Biography
Vincentio Saviolo, born in Padua, ran London's premier fencing school in the 1590s. His 1595 treatise "His Practise" established Italian rapier tactics and dueling etiquette in England.