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'''Octavio Ferrara'''  was a [[century::17th century]] [[nationality::Spanish]] [[fencing master]]. He seems to have been a resident of Zaragoza, Spain, and in ca. 1624 he was active in Madrid as Master at Arms.<ref>Archivo General de Palacio. Personal. Caja 778/5</ref> The dedication of his treatise suggests that he might have been attached at some point to the court of Don Juan Ferdinando, Baron of Grünburg. In 1625, he wrote a brief illustrated fencing manual entitled ''[[Compendio y Philosophia y Dztreza de las Armas (MS R4-B274)|Compendio y Philosophia y Dztreza de las Armas]]'' ("Compendium of the Philosophy and Skill at Arms"). The original manuscript has been lost, but is preserved in a 20th century tracing.
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'''Octavio Ferrara'''  was a [[century::17th century]] [[nationality::Spanish]] [[fencing master]]. He seems to have been a resident of Zaragoza, Spain, and in ca. 1624 he was active in Madrid as Master at Arms.<ref>Archivo General de Palacio. Personal. Caja 778/5</ref> The dedication of his treatise suggests that he might have been attached at some point to the court of Don Juan Ferdinando, Baron of Grünburg. In 1625, he wrote an illustrated fencing manual entitled ''[[Compendio y Philosophia y Dztreza de las Armas (MS R4-B274)|Compendio y Philosophia y Dztreza de las Armas]]'' ("Compendium of the Philosophy and Skill at Arms"). The original manuscript was long thought to have been lost and the only remnant a 20th century tracing, but it recently resurfaced at auction and was purchased by the [[Museo dell'Arte Marziale]].
  
 
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! <p>[[Compendio y Philosophia y Dztreza de las Armas (MS R4-B274)|Leuven Version]] (1900s)<br/>by [[S. Matt Galas]]</p>
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| Compendium of the Philosophy and Skill at Arms, reduced to its simplicity and directed to Don Juan Ferdinando, Baron of Grünburg, by his fencing master Octavio Ferrara, born in the city of Zaragoza, resident in the court of the Catholic Monarch of Spain, in August of 1625 A.D.
 
| Compendium of the Philosophy and Skill at Arms, reduced to its simplicity and directed to Don Juan Ferdinando, Baron of Grünburg, by his fencing master Octavio Ferrara, born in the city of Zaragoza, resident in the court of the Catholic Monarch of Spain, in August of 1625 A.D.
 
| '''[II]''' Compendio y Philosophia y destreza de las Armas Reducido a su Simplicidad dirigido a Don Juan Ferdinando Baron de Gruenburg por su maestro Octavio Ferrara, natural de la ciudad de Çaragoça residente en la Corte de el Rey catholico de España N[uestro] Sr. Año de 1625.
 
| '''[II]''' Compendio y Philosophia y destreza de las Armas Reducido a su Simplicidad dirigido a Don Juan Ferdinando Baron de Gruenburg por su maestro Octavio Ferrara, natural de la ciudad de Çaragoça residente en la Corte de el Rey catholico de España N[uestro] Sr. Año de 1625.
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 25 March 2024

Octavio Ferrara
Born date of birth unknown
Zaragoza, Spain
Died after 1625
Occupation Fencing master
Nationality Spanish
Patron Don Juan Ferdinando, Baron of Grünburg
Movement La Verdadera Destreza
Genres Fencing manual
Language Spanish
Notable work(s) Compendio y Philosophia y Deztreza
de las Armas
Manuscript(s) MS R4-B274 (1900s)
Concordance by Michael Chidester

Octavio Ferrara was a 17th century Spanish fencing master. He seems to have been a resident of Zaragoza, Spain, and in ca. 1624 he was active in Madrid as Master at Arms.[1] The dedication of his treatise suggests that he might have been attached at some point to the court of Don Juan Ferdinando, Baron of Grünburg. In 1625, he wrote an illustrated fencing manual entitled Compendio y Philosophia y Dztreza de las Armas ("Compendium of the Philosophy and Skill at Arms"). The original manuscript was long thought to have been lost and the only remnant a 20th century tracing, but it recently resurfaced at auction and was purchased by the Museo dell'Arte Marziale.

Treatise

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.

None.

References

  1. ↑ Archivo General de Palacio. Personal. Caja 778/5


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