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'''''L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada''''' ("The Art of Handling the Sword Well") is an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Francesco Fernando Alfieri]] and printed in 1653. It is his final known work, redacting the teachings on the use of the [[rapier]] found in his 1640 treatise ''[[La Scherma (Francesco Fernando Alfieri)|La Scherma]]'', and also including a new third section on fencing with the [[spadone]].
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'''''L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada''''' ("The Art of Handling the Sword Well") is an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Francesco Fernando Alfieri]] and printed in 1653. It is his final known work, redacting the teachings on the use of the [[rapier]] found in his 1640 treatise ''[[La Scherma (Francesco Fernando Alfieri)|La Scherma]]'', and also including a new third section on fencing with the [[spadone]].
  
 
== Publication History ==
 
== Publication History ==
  
''L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada'' was first printed in Padua in 1653 by [[Sebastiano Sardi]]. The first two parts were previously published by Sardi in 1640 as ''[[La Scherma (Francesco Fernando Alfieri)|La Scherma]]''.
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''L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada'' was first printed in Padua in 1653 by [[Sebastiano Sardi]]. The first two parts were previously published by Sardi in 1640 as ''[[La Scherma (Francesco Fernando Alfieri)|La Scherma]]''.
  
 
The third part was translated to English by Ken Mondschein and published in 2012 by [[SKA SwordPlay Books]].
 
The third part was translated to English by Ken Mondschein and published in 2012 by [[SKA SwordPlay Books]].
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== Additional Resources ==
 
== Additional Resources ==
  
* [[Francesco Fernando Alfieri|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
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* Mondschein, Ken. ''The Art of the Two-Handed Sword''. [[SKA SwordPlay Books]], 2012. ISBN 978-0978902285
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 26 January 2024

L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada
The Art of Handling the Sword Well
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Title page of the first edition
Author(s) Francesco Fernando Alfieri
Illustrated by Unknown
Dedicated to Martino Vidman
Place of origin Padua
Language Italian
Genre(s) Fencing manual
Publisher Sebastiano Sardi
Publication date 1653
Pages 232 pages
Treatise scans

L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada ("The Art of Handling the Sword Well") is an Italian fencing manual written by Francesco Fernando Alfieri and printed in 1653. It is his final known work, redacting the teachings on the use of the rapier found in his 1640 treatise La Scherma, and also including a new third section on fencing with the spadone.

Publication History

L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada was first printed in Padua in 1653 by Sebastiano Sardi. The first two parts were previously published by Sardi in 1640 as La Scherma.

The third part was translated to English by Ken Mondschein and published in 2012 by SKA SwordPlay Books.

Contents

Ir - VIIv Preface and introduction by Francesco Fernando Alfieri
1 - 78 First Part by Francesco Fernando Alfieri
79 - 168 Second part by Francesco Fernando Alfieri
Ir - IVv Introduction to spadone by Francesco Fernando Alfieri
1 - 168 Third part by Francesco Fernando Alfieri

Gallery

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Part Two

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Part Three

Additional Resources

The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.

References

Copyright and License Summary

For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.

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