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| | '''''Della Scherma''''' ("On Fencing"; MS 381) is an anonymous [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] written in September of 1614. The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[fürstliche Sammlung des Palais Liechtenstein]] in Vienna, Austria. It contains a brief original treatise on the use of the [[rapier]]. | | '''''Della Scherma''''' ("On Fencing"; MS 381) is an anonymous [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] written in September of 1614. The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[fürstliche Sammlung des Palais Liechtenstein]] in Vienna, Austria. It contains a brief original treatise on the use of the [[rapier]]. |
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| − | The book contains 12 sheet of paper and 3 single pages. In total there a 53 pages made out of paper and sewed together in 3 wide (app. 50mm length) stitches. The single pages are the first 3 of the manuscript. The bastard title is made out of 2 sheet of rough cardboard with the texture of blotting paper. It is clotted together with scotch tape made of paper. | + | The manuscript consists of 53 paper pages (3 single pages followed by 12 bifolia) sewn together in a single gathering with three wide (app. 50mm length) stitches. The bastard title is made out of 2 sheets of rough cardboard with the texture of blotting paper. It is clotted together with scotch tape made of paper. |
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| − | On the bastard title there are four different titles written on:<br/>
| + | The bastard title contains four different titles: |
| − | 1. in the top left corner: "Scherma" (pencil writing - modern handwriting)<br/>
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| − | 2. in the middle at the top: "Q" (brown ink)<br/>
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| − | 3. in the top right corner: "Vom Fechten" (pencil writing in [[script::Bastarda]])<br/>
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| − | 4. below the top left corner title: "Fechtkunst in Italien...." (black ink maybe from the 19th or 20th century)<br/>
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| − | The manuscript contains at least three unknown authors. One of them is the main author who is responsible to the main content of the book. The two others did only marginal notes. One of the "note authors" did write with a pencil and did only make minor notes on the side of the pages, the other one used ink and did sometimes make major changments in the manuscript.
| + | # in the top left corner: "Scherma" (pencil writing - modern handwriting) |
| | + | # in the middle at the top: "Q" (brown ink) |
| | + | # in the top right corner: "Vom Fechten" (pencil writing in [[script::Bastarda]]) |
| | + | # below the top left corner title: "Fechtkunst in Italien...." (black ink maybe from the 19th or 20th century) |
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| − | The main authors did start his writing app. 50 mm inside of the left rim but did continue until the very last milimeter of the right side. This brings up some problems in reading the verso side because some text parts are disappearing in the folding of the manuscript. | + | The manuscript is the work of at least three unknown scribes: one is the primary scribe who wrote the treatise itself, while the other two are annotators who made only marginal notes. One of the annotators wrote with a pencil and only made minor notes on the side of the pages, while the other one used ink and sometimes made major changes in the manuscript. The primary scribe started his writing approximately 50 mm inside of the left edge, but continued until the very last millimeter of the right side. This brings up some problems in reading the verso side because some lines disappear into the folding of the manuscript. |
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| − | The watermark is available once on each sheet, which means it is only to be seen on the first half of the manuscript. The sign looks like a heraldic shield with some kind of castle on top of it and a diamond patterned section in the top right and bottom left corner of the shield.
| + | A watermark is available once on each sheet, which means it is only to be seen on the first half of the manuscript. The sign looks like a heraldic shield with some kind of castle on top of it and a diamond patterned section in the top right and bottom left corner of the shield. |
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| − | All in all the manuscript is in a fair shape. The edges do look like mice had some fun with it, but the paper is in a good condition and far away from being rotten. | + | All in all, the manuscript is in a fair shape. The edges do look like mice had some fun with it, but the paper is in a good condition and far from being rotten. |
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| | == Provenance == | | == Provenance == |
| Della Scherma |
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MS 381, Fürstliche Sammlung Palais Liechtenstein
Vienna, Austria |
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| Also known as |
N-6-15 |
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| Type |
Fencing manual |
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| Date |
1614 |
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| Language(s) |
Italian |
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| Author(s) |
Three unknown authors |
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| Scribe(s) |
Unknown |
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| Material |
Paper, 3 big stitches |
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| Size |
53 pages à 330 x 210 mm
(height x width) with 30 lines
on each page |
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| Format |
Double-sided, with black
ink and pencil |
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| Script |
Bastarda |
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Della Scherma ("On Fencing"; MS 381) is an anonymous Italian fencing manual written in September of 1614. The original currently rests in the holdings of the fürstliche Sammlung des Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna, Austria. It contains a brief original treatise on the use of the rapier.
The manuscript consists of 53 paper pages (3 single pages followed by 12 bifolia) sewn together in a single gathering with three wide (app. 50mm length) stitches. The bastard title is made out of 2 sheets of rough cardboard with the texture of blotting paper. It is clotted together with scotch tape made of paper.
The bastard title contains four different titles:
- in the top left corner: "Scherma" (pencil writing - modern handwriting)
- in the middle at the top: "Q" (brown ink)
- in the top right corner: "Vom Fechten" (pencil writing in Bastarda)
- below the top left corner title: "Fechtkunst in Italien...." (black ink maybe from the 19th or 20th century)
The manuscript is the work of at least three unknown scribes: one is the primary scribe who wrote the treatise itself, while the other two are annotators who made only marginal notes. One of the annotators wrote with a pencil and only made minor notes on the side of the pages, while the other one used ink and sometimes made major changes in the manuscript. The primary scribe started his writing approximately 50 mm inside of the left edge, but continued until the very last millimeter of the right side. This brings up some problems in reading the verso side because some lines disappear into the folding of the manuscript.
A watermark is available once on each sheet, which means it is only to be seen on the first half of the manuscript. The sign looks like a heraldic shield with some kind of castle on top of it and a diamond patterned section in the top right and bottom left corner of the shield.
All in all, the manuscript is in a fair shape. The edges do look like mice had some fun with it, but the paper is in a good condition and far from being rotten.
Provenance
Contents
| Ir - 1v
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Front matter
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| 2r - 27v
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Anonymous rapier treatise
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Gallery
Additional Resources
References
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