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− | | name = Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme | + | | name = ''Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme'' |
− | | subtitle = " | + | | subtitle = "His True Arte of Defence" |
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| image = file:Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme.jpg | | image = file:Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme.jpg | ||
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| patron = | | patron = | ||
| dedicated to = Borrow, Lord Governor of the Breil | | dedicated to = Borrow, Lord Governor of the Breil | ||
− | | place of origin = {{plainlist | Venice, Italy (1570) | London, England (1594) }} | + | | place of origin = {{plainlist |
− | | language = {{plainlist | [[language::Italian]] (1570) | [[language::English]] (1594) }} | + | | Venice, Italy (1570) |
+ | | London, England (1594) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | | language = {{plainlist | ||
+ | | [[language::Italian]] (1570) | ||
+ | | [[language::English]] (1594) | ||
+ | }} | ||
| subject = | | subject = | ||
| genre = [[type::Fencing manual]] | | genre = [[type::Fencing manual]] | ||
| sources = | | sources = | ||
− | | publisher = {{plainlist | [[publisher::Giordano Ziletti]] (1570) | [[publisher::I. Iaggard]] (1594) }} | + | | publisher = {{plainlist |
+ | | [[publisher::Giordano Ziletti]] (1570) | ||
+ | | [[publisher::I. Iaggard]] (1594) | ||
+ | }} | ||
| pub_date = [[year::1570]] | | pub_date = [[year::1570]] | ||
| first English edition = | | first English edition = | ||
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| extant copies = | | extant copies = | ||
| wiktenauer compilation by = | | wiktenauer compilation by = | ||
− | | images = {{ | + | | images = {{collapsible list |
+ | | [http://resolver.libis.be/IE12995521/representation Digital scans] (1570) | ||
+ | | Digital scans [http://data.onb.ac.at/ABO/%2BZ186375908] [http://books.google.com/books?id{{=}}8kdbAAAAcAAJ] (1570) | ||
+ | | [http://books.google.com/books?id{{=}}Kxxo9iRtcrcC Digital scans] (1570) | ||
+ | | [http://resolver.libis.be/IE12996595/representation Digital scans] (1594) | ||
+ | | [http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/lord/pdfs/DiGrassi_1570.pdf B&W photocopy] (1570) | ||
+ | | [http://mac9.ucc.nau.edu/manuscripts/grassi.pdf B&W photocopy] (1570) | ||
+ | | [http://kelly.dwarfworks.com/sca/Manuals/DiGrassi-EN.pdf B&W photocopy] (1594) | ||
+ | | [http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/lord/pdfs/DiGrassi_1594.pdf B&W photocopy] (1594) | ||
+ | | [http://www.hroarr.com/manuals/sabre-cutlass-broadsword-rapier/DiGrassiHisTrueArte.pdf B&W photocopy] (1594) | ||
+ | }} | ||
| below = | | below = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme''''' ("Discourse on Wielding Arms with Safety") is an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Giacomo di Grassi]] and printed in 1570; it was also printed in England after di Grassi transplanted there. Di Grassi's art was probably designed for the [[side sword]], but the English translator states that he felt it was more appropriate for the [[rapier]]. | + | '''''Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme''''' ("[[title::Discourse on Wielding Arms with Safety]]") is an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Giacomo di Grassi]] and printed in 1570; it was also printed in England after di Grassi transplanted there. Di Grassi's art was probably designed for the [[side sword]], but the English translator states that he felt it was more appropriate for the [[rapier]]. |
== Publication History == | == Publication History == | ||
− | ''Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme'' was published in Venice, Italy in 1570 by [[Giordano Ziletti]]. In 1594, it was translated | + | ''Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme'' was published in Venice, Italy in 1570 by [[Giordano Ziletti]]. |
+ | |||
+ | In 1594, an English edition was commissioned by Thomas Churchyard; it was translated by I. G. and printed in London by I. Iaggard under the title ''His True Arte of Defence''. | ||
== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
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{| class="treatise" | {| class="treatise" | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! id="page" | [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! id="page" | [[Giacomo di Grassi|i - iv]] |
− | | Introduction | + | | Preface |
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|1 - 15]] | ||
+ | | Introduction | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|16 - 35]] | ||
+ | | Single rapier | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|36 - 49]] |
− | | | + | | Rapier and dagger |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|49 - 59]] |
− | | | + | | Rapier and cloak |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|59 - 68]] |
− | | | + | | Rapier and buckler |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|68 - 75]] |
− | | | + | | Rapier and targe |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|75 - 84]] |
− | | | + | | Rapier and rotella |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|84 - 93]] |
− | | Double | + | | Double rapiers |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|93 - 99]] |
− | | | + | | Greatsword |
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|99 - 110]] |
− | | [[ | + | | Polearms (bill, partisan, halberd, and javelin) |
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|110 - 118]] | ||
+ | | Pike | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi| | + | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|119 - 144]] |
− | | | + | | The false art |
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Giacomo di Grassi|144 - 151]] | ||
+ | | Physical training | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{{image|Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme.jpg|Italian edition (1570)}} | {{image|Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme.jpg|Italian edition (1570)}} | ||
{{image|His True Arte of Defence.jpg|English edition (1594)}} | {{image|His True Arte of Defence.jpg|English edition (1594)}} | ||
+ | {{image|di Grassi Portrait.jpg|Portrait (1570)}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <h3 style="clear:both;"> Illustrations (1570) </h3> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 4.jpg|Figure 1}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 5.jpg|Figure 2}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 6.jpg|Figure 3}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 7.jpg|Figure 4}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 8.jpg|Figure 5}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 9.jpg|Figure 6}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 10.jpg|Figure 7}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 11.jpg|Figure 8}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 12.jpg|Figure 9}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 13.jpg|Figure 10}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 14.jpg|Figure 11}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 15.jpg|Figure 12}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 16.jpg|Figure 13}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 17.jpg|Figure 14}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 18.jpg|Figure 15}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 19.jpg|Figure 16}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 20.jpg|Figure 17}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 21.jpg|Figure 18}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 22.jpg|Figure 19}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 23.jpg|Figure 20}} | ||
+ | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 24.jpg|Figure 21}} | ||
− | <h3 style="clear:both;"> Illustrations </h3> | + | <h3 style="clear:both;"> Illustrations (1594) </h3> |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 4e.jpg|Figure 1}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 5e.jpg|Figure 2}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 6e.jpg|Figure 3}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 7e.jpg|Figure 4}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 9e.jpg|Figure 6}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 10e.jpg|Figure 7}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 11e.jpg|Figure 8}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 12e.jpg|Figure 9}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 13e.jpg|Figure 10}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 14e.jpg|Figure 11}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 15e.jpg|Figure 12}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 16e.jpg|Figure 13}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 17e.jpg|Figure 14}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 19e.jpg|Figure 16}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 20e.jpg|Figure 17}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 21e.jpg|Figure 18}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 22e.jpg|Figure 19}} |
− | {{image|di Grassi | + | {{image|di Grassi 23e.jpg|Figure 20}} |
− | {{image| | + | {{image|h=1|di Grassi 24e.jpg|Figure 21}} |
− | + | {{-}} | |
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− | {{ | ||
== Additional Resources == | == Additional Resources == | ||
− | + | {{bibliography}} | |
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== References == | == References == | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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− | | work = Transcription | + | | work = Transcription (1570) |
− | | authors = [[ | + | | authors = [[transcriber::Kelly Hatcher]], [[transcriber::Niccolò Menozzi]] |
+ | | source link = | ||
+ | | source title= [[Index:Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme (Giacomo di Grassi) 1570.pdf|Index:Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme (Giacomo di Grassi)]] | ||
+ | | license = noncommercial | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{sourcebox | ||
+ | | work = Transcription (1594) | ||
+ | | authors = [[transcriber::Early English Books Online]] | ||
| source link = | | source link = | ||
− | | source title= | + | | source title= [[Index:DiGraſsi his true Arte of Defence (Giacomo di Grassi) 1594.pdf|Index:DiGrassi his true Arte of Defence (Giacomo di Grassi)]] |
− | | license = | + | | license = |
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 6 November 2023
Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme | |
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"His True Arte of Defence" | |
Title page of the first edition | |
Full title | Di Grassi, His True Arte of Defence, plainlie teaching by infallable Demonstrations apt Figures and perfect Rules the manner and forme how a man without other Teacher or Master may safelie handle all sortes of Weapons as well offensive as defensive |
Author(s) | Giacomo di Grassi |
Translator(s) | Thomas Churchyard (1594) |
Dedicated to | Borrow, Lord Governor of the Breil |
Place of origin |
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Language | |
Genre(s) | Fencing manual |
Publisher |
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Publication date | 1570 |
Pages | 151 |
Treatise scans |
Digital scans (1570)
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Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme ("Discourse on Wielding Arms with Safety") is an Italian fencing manual written by Giacomo di Grassi and printed in 1570; it was also printed in England after di Grassi transplanted there. Di Grassi's art was probably designed for the side sword, but the English translator states that he felt it was more appropriate for the rapier.
Contents
Publication History
Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme was published in Venice, Italy in 1570 by Giordano Ziletti.
In 1594, an English edition was commissioned by Thomas Churchyard; it was translated by I. G. and printed in London by I. Iaggard under the title His True Arte of Defence.
Contents
i - iv | Preface |
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1 - 15 | Introduction |
16 - 35 | Single rapier |
36 - 49 | Rapier and dagger |
49 - 59 | Rapier and cloak |
59 - 68 | Rapier and buckler |
68 - 75 | Rapier and targe |
75 - 84 | Rapier and rotella |
84 - 93 | Double rapiers |
93 - 99 | Greatsword |
99 - 110 | Polearms (bill, partisan, halberd, and javelin) |
110 - 118 | Pike |
119 - 144 | The false art |
144 - 151 | Physical training |
Gallery
Title pages
Illustrations (1570)
Illustrations (1594)
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.
- Di Grasso, Giacomo; George Silver; Vincentio Saviolo (1972). Three Elizabethan Fencing Manuals. Ed. by James Louis Jackson. Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint. ISBN 978-0820111070.
- Grassi, Giacomo di (2013). The Way to Employ Arms with Certainty. Trans. by W. Jherek Swanger. Self-published.
- Grassi, Giacomo di (2021). Discours sur Le maniement sûr des armes: avec un traité sur les tromperies et la façon de s’exercer soi-même pour acquérir force, jugement et rapidité. Trans. by Aurélien Calonne. Self-published. ISBN 978-2955430071.
References
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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Transcription (1570) | Kelly Hatcher, Niccolò Menozzi | Index:Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme (Giacomo di Grassi) | |
Transcription (1594) | Early English Books Online | Index:DiGrassi his true Arte of Defence (Giacomo di Grassi) |