RAPIER LINKS:

Marozzo (1526)
Introduced the first coherent sytem of personal defence. Emphesizes both the use of the sword's edge and point. No real guards or wards in his system. Most moves worked from a pre-defined stance to execute counter-attacks. When one "parries" an attack, he emphesizes using the off-hand, buckler, or similar object.
Agrippa (1568)
We now see a simplifed set of guards, moves that lay the foundation of the lunge, he advocated circular movements and increased the emphesis on the use of a dagger for parrying.
Fabris (1606)
Recommend an infinite variety of body movements. He advocates copying the bodily position of the opponenet, contra posturea; four guards, true guards: en guarde, engagement, close measeure: misurea stretta, disengage: cavatione di tempo, circular parry: contra cavatione; insisted that the thrust is more effective than the cut. He crystallized the best of the 16th Century theory and practice. He was known to have travelled Germany, France and Spain and it is surmised that he studied fence in these countries. In 1606 he published "Sienz e Practica d'Arme." Fabris insisted his students use the thrust. He taught a flexible and supple play and also taught the use of the sword itself to parry with.
Greganti (1606)
His work is the first published discription of the lunge: stoccata lunga. He emphesizes the use of two parries (quarte and tierce). The left or off hand is now used for counter balance instead of defense
Capo Ferro (1610)
Straight line fights, general parry (semi-circle from opponents left shoulder to his left knee, and passing through his right hip), uses all tools available, more on tehlunge, parry and the use of a shorter weapon.
Girard Thibault (1620)
A French master of the 17th Century who taught the Spanish style of fence. He published his book "Academie de l'Espee. Some of his teachings are similar to those of George Silver.
Charles Bisnard (1653)
A Frenchman, was the first to explain the turn of the wrist, as from carte to tierce, and the salute, which he mentions under the name of "reverence". His book did much to advance the Art of Fencing in France that it was considered by the French and English to take first place as a school for the science, a position formerly held by Italy. No doubt the Italians felt that the "title" had never changed hands.