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Federico Ghisliero was a Bolognese soldier and fencer. | Federico Ghisliero was a Bolognese soldier and fencer. | ||
| − | In 1587, he published a fencing treatise called ''[[Regole di moltio cavagliereschi essercitii]]'', dedicated to Ranuccio Farnese, who was 18 years old at the time of publication and would become Duke of Parma, Piacenza, and Castro. Ghisliero's manual is notable for his use of geometry in relation to fencing, and the incredibly detailed illustrations, using concentric circles centered on where the fencer has placed most of their weight (often, but not always, the back foot), and illustrating multiple versions of each figure in a plate, showing the progression of the movements he describes. | + | In 1587, he published a fencing treatise called ''[[Regole di moltio cavagliereschi essercitii (Federico Ghisliero)|Regole di moltio cavagliereschi essercitii]]'', dedicated to Ranuccio Farnese, who was 18 years old at the time of publication and would become Duke of Parma, Piacenza, and Castro. Ghisliero's manual is notable for his use of geometry in relation to fencing, and the incredibly detailed illustrations, using concentric circles centered on where the fencer has placed most of their weight (often, but not always, the back foot), and illustrating multiple versions of each figure in a plate, showing the progression of the movements he describes. |
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Revision as of 14:03, 8 June 2020
| Federico Ghisliero | |
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| Died | 1619 Turin, Italy |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Genres | Fencing manual |
| Language | Italian |
| Notable work(s) | Regole di moltio cavagliereschi essercitii (1587) |
Federico Ghisliero was a Bolognese soldier and fencer.
In 1587, he published a fencing treatise called Regole di moltio cavagliereschi essercitii, dedicated to Ranuccio Farnese, who was 18 years old at the time of publication and would become Duke of Parma, Piacenza, and Castro. Ghisliero's manual is notable for his use of geometry in relation to fencing, and the incredibly detailed illustrations, using concentric circles centered on where the fencer has placed most of their weight (often, but not always, the back foot), and illustrating multiple versions of each figure in a plate, showing the progression of the movements he describes.
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