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'''''Flos Duellatorum''''' ("The Flower of Battle", Pisani Dossi MS) is a contemporary copy<ref>It does not match the descriptions of any of the fencing manuscripts in the d'Este library in the 15th century.</ref> of an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] authored by [[Fiore de'i Liberi]] and dated 10 February 1409.<ref>Internally dated on [[:File:Pisani-Dossi MS 02a.jpg|carta 2a]]</ref> The original was long believed to have been lost during World War II, but it is now known that it remained in the collection of the Pisani Dossi family and is currently housed in the [[Museo archeologico Villa Pisani Dossi]] in Corbetta, Italy. Novati described the Pisani Dossi MS as an unbound collection of leaves, covered in a cardboard folder with a marbled paper cover.<ref>Novati, pp 29-30.</ref> This manuscript is often referred to as the '''Novati''' (for the facsimile) or '''Pisani Dossi''' (for the original). | '''''Flos Duellatorum''''' ("The Flower of Battle", Pisani Dossi MS) is a contemporary copy<ref>It does not match the descriptions of any of the fencing manuscripts in the d'Este library in the 15th century.</ref> of an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] authored by [[Fiore de'i Liberi]] and dated 10 February 1409.<ref>Internally dated on [[:File:Pisani-Dossi MS 02a.jpg|carta 2a]]</ref> The original was long believed to have been lost during World War II, but it is now known that it remained in the collection of the Pisani Dossi family and is currently housed in the [[Museo archeologico Villa Pisani Dossi]] in Corbetta, Italy. Novati described the Pisani Dossi MS as an unbound collection of leaves, covered in a cardboard folder with a marbled paper cover.<ref>Novati, pp 29-30.</ref> This manuscript is often referred to as the '''Novati''' (for the facsimile) or '''Pisani Dossi''' (for the original). | ||
| − | Like the [[Fior di Battaglia (MS Ludwig XV 13)|MS Ludwig ⅩⅤ 13]], it is dedicated to Niccolò III, Marquis d'Este. It consists of approximately 35 leaves and includes two different prefaces, one in Renaissance Latin and a second in Friulian Italian with Viennese touches. The body of the text includes four to six illustrations per page, with gold leafing on the crowns and garters, each with only a brief couplet or quatrain in a neat [[Humanist]] hand to caption it. | + | Like the [[Fior di Battaglia (MS Ludwig XV 13)|MS Ludwig ⅩⅤ 13]] (<small>FLG</small>), it is dedicated to Niccolò III, Marquis d'Este. It consists of approximately 35 leaves and includes two different prefaces, one in Renaissance Latin and a second in Friulian Italian with Viennese touches. The body of the text includes four to six illustrations per page, with gold leafing on the crowns and garters, each with only a brief couplet or quatrain in a neat [[Humanist]] hand to caption it. |
| − | The Pisani Dossi MS was published in facsimile by [[Francesco Novati]] in 1902, making it the only version of Fiore de'i Liberi's manual whose images are | + | The Pisani Dossi MS was published in facsimile by [[Francesco Novati]] in 1902, making it the only version of Fiore de'i Liberi's manual whose images are unequivocally [[wikipedia:public domain|public domain]]. |
== Provenance == | == Provenance == | ||
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| Date | 10 February 1409 | ||||
| Place of origin | Milan, Italy | ||||
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| Author(s) | Fiore de'i Liberi | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Michelino Molinari da Besozzo (or follower) | ||||
| Dedicated to | Niccolò III Marquis d'Este | ||||
| Material | Parchment, in a cardboard folder | ||||
| Size | 36 folia | ||||
| Format | Double-sided; two to six illustrations per side, with text above | ||||
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Flos Duellatorum ("The Flower of Battle", Pisani Dossi MS) is a contemporary copy[1] of an Italian fencing manual authored by Fiore de'i Liberi and dated 10 February 1409.[2] The original was long believed to have been lost during World War II, but it is now known that it remained in the collection of the Pisani Dossi family and is currently housed in the Museo archeologico Villa Pisani Dossi in Corbetta, Italy. Novati described the Pisani Dossi MS as an unbound collection of leaves, covered in a cardboard folder with a marbled paper cover.[3] This manuscript is often referred to as the Novati (for the facsimile) or Pisani Dossi (for the original).
Like the MS Ludwig ⅩⅤ 13 (FLG), it is dedicated to Niccolò III, Marquis d'Este. It consists of approximately 35 leaves and includes two different prefaces, one in Renaissance Latin and a second in Friulian Italian with Viennese touches. The body of the text includes four to six illustrations per page, with gold leafing on the crowns and garters, each with only a brief couplet or quatrain in a neat Humanist hand to caption it.
The Pisani Dossi MS was published in facsimile by Francesco Novati in 1902, making it the only version of Fiore de'i Liberi's manual whose images are unequivocally public domain.
Contents
Provenance
The known provenance of the Pisani Dossi MS is:[4]
- Completed by Fiore de'i Liberi on 10 February, 1409. Though it was dedicated to Niccolò III d'Este, there is no evidence that it ever passed into his library.
- before 1663 – belonged to Schier de' Prevosti da Valbregaglia, passed into the library of the Sacchi da Bucinigo family (purchased before 1902, Carlo Alberto Pisani Dossi).
- before 1902-present – owned by the Pisani Dossi family.
Contents
As the foliation of the manuscript is not known, the carta numeration from Novati's facsimile will be used instead.
| 2a | Latin Preface by Fiore de'i Liberi |
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| 2a - 2b | Italian Preface by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 3a - 5b | Grappling by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 5b | Baton by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 6a - 12b | Dagger by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 12b - 13a | Four strikes of the sword by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 13a - 14b | Sword in one hand by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 15a - 16b | Spear by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 16b | Seven Swords diagram by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 17a - 24b | Sword in two hands by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 25a - 26b | Sword in armor by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 27a - 28a, 36a | Axe in armor by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 29a - 33b, 34b | Mounted fencing by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 34a | Spear vs. cavalry by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 35a - 36a | Sword vs. dagger by Fiore de'i Liberi |
| 36b | Closing |
Gallery
These images are sourced from Francesco Novati's 1902 facsimile of the manuscript. The manuscript itself is in the private collection of the Pisani Dossi family in Italy, but is not available for study.
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Additional Resources
The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.
- Deacon, Jacob Henry (2016). "Prologues, Poetry, Prose and Portrayals: The Purposes of Fifteenth Century Fight Books According to the Diplomatic Evidence." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 4(2): 69-90. doi:10.36950/apd-2016-014.
- Liberi, Fiore dei (2002). Flos Duellatorum. Manuale di Arte del Combattimento del XV secolo. Ed. by Marco Rubboli; Luca Cesari. Rome: Il Cerchio Iniziative Editoriali. ISBN 88-8474-023-1.
- Malipiero, Massimo (2006). Il Fior di battaglia di Fiore dei Liberi da Cividale: Il Codice Ludwing ⅩⅤ 13 del J. Paul Getty Museum. Udine: Ribis. ISBN 978-887-44503-5-0.
- Novati, Francesco (1902). Flos Duellatorum, Il Fior di Battaglia di Maestro Fiore dei Liberi da Premariacco. Bergamo: Instituto Italiano d'Arte Grafiche.
- Rapisardi, Giovanni (1998). Fiore de' Liberi Flos Duellatorum - in armis, sine armis equester et pedesta. Padova: Gladiatoria Press. ISBN 978-888-94041-6-4.
- Палій, Людмила Іванівна (2020). "Витоки художнього стилю ілюстрацій «Квітки Битви» майстра Фіоре Фріулано деі Лібері." Науковий вісник Ужгородського університету 2(43): 84-102. doi:10.24144/2523-4498.2(43).2020.217366.
References
- ↑ It does not match the descriptions of any of the fencing manuscripts in the d'Este library in the 15th century.
- ↑ Internally dated on carta 2a
- ↑ Novati, pp 29-30.
- ↑ Easton, Matt. "Fiore dei Liberi - Fior di Battaglia - Flos Duellatorum". Schola Gladiatoria. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
Copyright and License Summary
For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
| Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
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| Images | Francesco Novati | Flos Dvellatorvm in Armis, sine Armis, Eqvester, Pedester |  |
| Transcription | Michael Chidester | Index:Flos Duellatorum (Pisani Dossi MS) |  |
