| Name | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Francesch Vicent (author) | ~1475 |  Spain (Catalonia) |
| Luis Ramirez de Lucena (author) | ~1490 | Spain |
| Pedro Damiano (author) | ~1512 |  Portugal |
| Ruy López de Segura (author) | 1559–1575 | Spain |
| El Morro | ~1560–1575 | Portugal |
| Leonardo da Cutri | 1575 |  Kingdom of Naples |
| Paolo Boi | 1575 |  Kingdom of Sicily |
| Giulio Polerio | ~1580 | Kingdom of Naples |
| Alessandro Salvio (author) | ~1600 | Kingdom of Naples |
| Gioachino Greco (author) | ~1620–1634 | Kingdom of Naples |
| Pietro Carrera | ~1640 | Kingdom of Sicily |
| Kermur de Légal | ~1730–1745 |  France |
| Philip Stamma (author) | 1745 |  England |
| Ercoli del Rio (author) | ~1750 |  Italy (Duchy of Modena) |
| Giambattista Lolli (author) | ~1760 | Italy (Duchy of Modena) |
| Domenico Ponziani (author) | ~1770 | Italy (Duchy of Modena) |
| Philidor (author) | 1745–1795 | France |
| Johann Baptist Allgaier (author) | ~1795–~1815 |  Austrian Empire |
| Verdoni | ~1795–~1804 | Italy |
| Jacob Henry Sarratt (author) | ~1805–~1815 | England |
| Alexandre Deschapelles | 1815–1821 | France |
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