Fiore dei Liberi

Fiore Furlano de'i Liberi
Fiore Furlano de'i Liberi
	This master with a forked beard appears sporadically throughout both the Getty and Pisani Dossi mss., and may be a representation of Fiore himself.
Born	c. 1350; Cividale del Friuli, Friuli (now Italy)
Died	after 1409
Occupation	Diplomat, Fencing master, Mercenary
Language	Friulian, Italian, Renaissance Latin
Nationality	Italian
Employers	Gian Galeazzo Visconti (?); Niccolò III d'Este (?);
Notable works	The Flower of Battle; List of manuscripts Ms. M.383 (1400s decade); Ms. Ludwig.XV.13 (1400s decade); Pisani Dossi Ms. (1409); Ms. Latin.11269 (1410s?); Codex LXXXIV (before 1436); Codex CX (before 1436); Ms. XXIV (1699);
Relatives	Benedetto de'i Liberi (father)

Fiore Furlano de Cividale d'Austria, delli Liberi da Premariacco (Fiore dei Liberi, Fiore Furlano, Fiore de Cividale d'Austria; born ca. 1350; died after 1409) was a late 14th century knight, diplomat, and itinerant fencing master.

He is the earliest Italian master from whom an extant martial arts manual has survived. His Flower of Battle (Fior di Battaglia, Flos Duellatorum) is among the oldest surviving fencing manuals.

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