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== Publication History ==
 
== Publication History ==
  
''Libro secondo'' was first printed in Pisa in 1608 by Giovanni Fontanini. The print run seems to have been small, as surviving copies quickly became so rare that as early as the 1600s bibliographers expressed doubt that it ever existed.
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''Libro secondo'' was first printed in Pisa in 1608 by Giovanni Fontanini. The print run seems to have been small, given that copies quickly became so rare that as early as the 1670s bibliographers expressed doubt that it ever existed.
  
 
In 2013, it was translated into English by Piermarco Terminiello and published by Fox Spirit Books under the title ''The 'Lost' Second Book of Nicoletto Giganti (1608)''.
 
In 2013, it was translated into English by Piermarco Terminiello and published by Fox Spirit Books under the title ''The 'Lost' Second Book of Nicoletto Giganti (1608)''.

Revision as of 15:43, 15 December 2013

Libro secondo di Niccoletto Giganti
The Second Book of Niccoletto Giganti
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Author(s) Nicoletto Giganti
Dedicated to Christofano Chigi
Place of origin Pisa
Language Italian
Genre(s) Fencing manual
Publisher Giovanni Fontanini
Publication date 1608

Libro secondo di Niccoletto Giganti ("Second Book of Niccoletto Giganti") is an Italian fencing manual written by Nicoletto Giganti and printed in 1608. It treats the use of the rapier, the dagger, and various mixed weapon combinations.

Publication History

Libro secondo was first printed in Pisa in 1608 by Giovanni Fontanini. The print run seems to have been small, given that copies quickly became so rare that as early as the 1670s bibliographers expressed doubt that it ever existed.

In 2013, it was translated into English by Piermarco Terminiello and published by Fox Spirit Books under the title The 'Lost' Second Book of Nicoletto Giganti (1608).

Contents

[Contents pending scans]

Gallery

Additional Resources

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