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'''Camillo Agrippa''' (1510s–1595) was a [[century::16th century]] [[nationality::Italian]] architect, engineer, and fencer. Born in Milan, Agrippa moved to Rome on 26 October 1535 and later became associated with the Confraternity of St. Joseph of the Holy Land. He also moved in literary and artistic circles, where he was acquainted with Cardinal Alessandro Farnese and the great artist Michelangelo.
 
'''Camillo Agrippa''' (1510s–1595) was a [[century::16th century]] [[nationality::Italian]] architect, engineer, and fencer. Born in Milan, Agrippa moved to Rome on 26 October 1535 and later became associated with the Confraternity of St. Joseph of the Holy Land. He also moved in literary and artistic circles, where he was acquainted with Cardinal Alessandro Farnese and the great artist Michelangelo.
  
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Though he doesn't seem to have been a professional [[fencing master]], Agrippa stands out as one of the most influential fencing theorists in history. His first treatise, titled ''[[Trattato di Scientia d'Arme, con vn Dialogo di Filosofia (Camillo Agrippa)|Trattato di Scientia d'Arme, con vn Dialogo di Filosofia]]'' ("Treatise on the Science of Arms, with a Philosophical Dialogue"), was published in 1553 and presented a unique new system of swordsmanship based on his knowledge of geometry and mechanics.
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Though he doesn't seem to have been a professional [[fencing master]], Agrippa stands out as one of the most influential fencing theorists in history. His first treatise, titled ''[[Trattato di Scientia d'Arme, con vn Dialogo di Filosofia (Camillo Agrippa)|Trattato di Scientia d'Arme, con vn Dialogo di Filosofia]]'' ("Treatise on the Science of Arms, with a Philosophical Dialogue"), was published in 1553 and presented a unique new system of fencing based on his knowledge of geometry and mechanics.
  
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Agrippa's theories revolutionized civilian fencing and presaged the emergence of the thrusting style that characterized the use of the [[rapier]]. The influence of his ideas is seen in virtually every fencing manual published in the subsequent century, including those of [[Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli]], [[Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza]], [[Salvator Fabris]], and [[Henry de Sainct Didier]].
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Agrippa's theories revolutionized civilian fencing and presaged the emergence of the thrusting style that characterized the use of the [[rapier]]. The influence of his ideas is seen in virtually every fencing manual published in the subsequent century, including those of [[Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli]], [[Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza]], [[Salvator Fabris]], and [[Henry de Sainct Didier]]. It is unclear, however, whether this is due to his direct influence, or if Agrippa was merely among the first to describe a general change in the culture of fencing that was much larger than his work.
  
 
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DOVENDO essere, per qual cagion' si voglia: per conseguir la vittoria, cosi presta la mano à la uendetta, come sia l'animo: al mio parere ogni Pompa, & vana dimostratione, che si faccia con l'arme, sarà di preiuditio à chi l'usarà. Percio lassando da parte il ragionarne, seguirò a' parlare de la sustanza, come ho fatto fin' hora. & essendo à l'arme d'Asta dico, se vno farà vna finta di fore, verso la parte manca del nemico, accio venghi à parare, subito deuerà sfalsar l'arme, & spingere da l'altra banda, se farà la finta di drento sfalsarà, et ferira di fore: se di sopra, sfalsarà, & ferirà di sotto: se di sotto, sfalsara', et ferira di sopra.
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Et se la parte venisse à spingere senza parare: l'altra in scambio di sfalsare, pararà, et spingerà, per quella via che fece la finta: se di fore, pari, et spenga di fore: se di drento, pari, & spenga di drento: se di sopra , pari, et spinga di sopra: se di sotto, pari et spinga di sotto: oltra che potrà battere, & spingere di lanciata da trauerso: & questo da ogni banda, da man' dritta, ouero da mano manca, tenendo il calce de l'asta in quella mano, con la quale si lanciarà l'arme: et quando l'auersario suo non spinga, esso finga, & spinga, ouero finga, contrapassi, et spinga.
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Et s'il nimico non parasse ne spingesse, Questo à l'hora doppo la finta, finga batti, & spinga: pero secondo la finta, se finge di fore, batti, et spinga di fore: se finge di drento, batti et spinga di drento: & cosi per ogni uerso.
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Et se li sopradetti si ritrouassero come si vede nel presente atto, benche iudicarebbe ogn'uno, che'vno di maggior forza n'hauesse il meglio: nondimeno vno di minore per auantaggio suo spingendo, & nel spinger' fermandosi, per inuitare il nemico à spingere quanto ponno le forse sue, & nel medesimo tempo ch'il nemico spingesse, Questo disarmando col tirar' à dietro, et accompagnando la forza del nemico in fore, potria andare ad inuestirlo lassando la botta del nemico uota.
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Et quando anco fossero attaccati insieme con li vnzini, & ogn'vno tirasse per auantaggiar' la botta, quello di minor forza tirando potria andare col pie dritto appresso il manco, mostrando la vita in piano à l'auersario, perche à l'hora ceda, & spinga contra di lui, & girando in vn subito adietro con la vita, accompagnarebbe l'arma del nemico in fore, & rimettendo la sua, andaria ad inuestirlo crescendo col pie manco. et se pur' la maggior forza non spingesse, ne cedesse, ma tirasse à se: nel medesimo tempo la minore passando à mano manca, spingeria vna botta determinata ragioneuolmente.
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HAVENDO disignato dire ancora come si adoperasse il Spadone: ma considerato meglio che quanto si potesse dire sarebbe uano, per la incerta regola de le sue botte le quali uanno per l'aria: mi è parso con sotisfattion' di chi lo sà adoperare, & chi non sà , lassar' di ragionarne, non potendo essere, eccetto una confusione d'intelletto ogni auiso, & disciplina che se ne desse, senza il proprio essercitio, ouero effettual demostratione, da alcuno de la professione: auertendo solamente , che ritrouandosi doi con spadoni potranno fare di punta quelle botte medesime, che si sono descritte di sopra de l'arme d'Asta.
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Camillo Agrippa
Born 1510s (?)
Milan, Italy
Died 1595
Rome, Italy
Occupation
  • Architect
  • Engineer
Influenced
Genres Fencing manual
Language Italian
Notable work(s)

Camillo Agrippa (1510s–1595) was a 16th century Italian architect, engineer, and fencer. Born in Milan, Agrippa moved to Rome on 26 October 1535 and later became associated with the Confraternity of St. Joseph of the Holy Land. He also moved in literary and artistic circles, where he was acquainted with Cardinal Alessandro Farnese and the great artist Michelangelo.

Though he doesn't seem to have been a professional fencing master, Agrippa stands out as one of the most influential fencing theorists in history. His first treatise, titled Trattato di Scientia d'Arme, con vn Dialogo di Filosofia ("Treatise on the Science of Arms, with a Philosophical Dialogue"), was published in 1553 and presented a unique new system of fencing based on his knowledge of geometry and mechanics.

Agrippa's theories revolutionized civilian fencing and presaged the emergence of the thrusting style that characterized the use of the rapier. The influence of his ideas is seen in virtually every fencing manual published in the subsequent century, including those of Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli, Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza, Salvator Fabris, and Henry de Sainct Didier. It is unclear, however, whether this is due to his direct influence, or if Agrippa was merely among the first to describe a general change in the culture of fencing that was much larger than his work.

Treatises

Additional Resources

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Early Italian masters
Germanic Masters
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Bolognese Masters
Florentine Masters
Neopolitan Masters
Venetian Masters
Agrippa Style
Marcelli Style
Other Masters
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