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Francesco Fernando Alfieri
| Francesco Fernando Alfieri | |
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 Portrait from 1638 | |
| Born | 16th century (?) |
| Died | 17th century |
| Occupation | Fencing master |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Genres | Fencing manual |
| Language | Italian |
| Notable work(s) |
La Picca (1641)
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Francesco Fernando Alfieri was a 17th century Italian fencing master. Little is known about his life, but Alfieri means "bannerman" which, considering the subjects of his books, might be a military title rather than a family name. In his fencing treatise of 1640, he identifies himself as a master-at-arms to the Accademia Delia in Padua, and indicates that he had long experience at that time.
In 1638, he published a treatise on flag drill entitled La Bandiera ("The Banner"). This was followed in 1640 by La Scherma ("On Fencing"), in which he treats the use of the rapier. Not content with these works, in 1641 he released La Picca ("The Pike"), which not only covers pike drill, but also includes a complete reprint of La Bandiera (complete with title page dated 1638). His treatise on rapier seems to have been especially popular, as it was reprinted in 1646 and then received a new edition in 1653 titled L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada ("The Art of Handling the Sword Well"), which not only includes the entirety of the 1640 edition, but also adds a concluding section on the spadone.
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Additional Resources
- Alfieri, Francesco Ferdinando. La Scherma: The Art of Fencing Paperback. Trans. Caroline Stewart, Phil Marshall, and Piermarco Terminiello. Pike & Shot Society, 2012. ISBN 978-1902768427
- Mondschein, Ken, Francesco Alfieri. The Art of the Two-Handed Sword. SKA SwordPlay Books, 2012. ISBN 978-0978902285
