Marco Merlo graduated in Medieval History at University of Turin and was awarded a Master’s degree in Palaeography at the University of Siena, where he also received his Ph.D. in Library Sciences. Dr. Merlo worked as research fellow at the Scuola Normale di Pisa, working under the auspices of the “Opera, Nomina, Histroriae” project. He gained further specialization in archaeological restoration at University of Siena, in partnership with the Istituto Centrale del Restauro di Roma. Currently collaborating with the Romance Philology department at the University of Turin, Dr. Merlo is affiliated with a number of Italian research institutes, including: Centro di Ricerca sulle Istituzioni e le Società Medievali di Torino, Società Italiana di Storia Militare di Roma e all’Accademia di San Marciano di Torino. Dr. Merlo also serves as editor-in-chief of the journal Armi Antiche and is currently working with many Italian and foreign armories. His research interests focus on military history and the history of arms and armor, from the Middle Ages to the early modern period.
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