Discorso del Gioco di Spada ("Discourse on the Play of the Sword", MS Urb.lat.1231), is an Italian fencing manual written in the early 1600s by Orafo di Cremona. It currently rests in the Fondo Urbinate of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in Vatican City. It treats the use of the rapier alone, rapier and dagger, rapier and cloak, and rapier and shield.
Provenance
Previously owned by Jacopo Gelli.
Contents
| Ir
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Title
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| Iv
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Blank
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| 1r - 15v
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Teachings on rapier
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| 16r - 21v
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Teachings on rapier and dagger
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| 22r - 24v
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Teachings on rapier and cloak
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| 25v - 36r
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Teachings on rapier and shield
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| 36v - 50v
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Additional teachings
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Gallery
Additional Resources
References
Copyright and License Summary
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