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  • ...taglia presto & con facilità (Camillo Agrippa)|Dialogo del Modo di Mettere in battaglia presto & con facilità]]'' (1585) ...iated with the Confraternity of St. Joseph of the Holy Land. He also moved in literary and artistic circles, where he was acquainted with Cardinal Alessa
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  • ...rtain similarities to the treatise [[Jakob Sutor von Baden]] would publish in 1612. ...Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier'' was printed in Leipzig, Germany in 1611 by [[Nickol Nerlich]]. It was dedicated to Christian II, Elector of Sa
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  • ...ome sense, the practice of writing fencing treatises continues to this day in the form of books on the use of firearms and other small sidearms, as well ...l arts thus involves consulting a variety of different types of literature in order to arrive at a well-rounded understanding of their content, including
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  • ...ome sense, the practice of writing fencing treatises continues to this day in the form of books on the use of firearms and other small sidearms, as well ...l arts thus involves consulting a variety of different types of literature in order to arrive at a well-rounded understanding of their content, including
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  • ...known family in Ypres, living in Ghent and Antwerp before going into exile in the northern Netherlands.<ref name="Verwey, Herman Fontaine 1978 p.288"/> H ...> There, he took an interest in swordsmanship, studying the Spanish rapier system of Destreza.<ref name="Verwey, Herman Fontaine 1978 p.289"/>
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  • ...ff, while others remain incomplete, suggesting that this work is composite in nature and was most likely a summary or copy of other works both extant and ...tion stems is Bibliothèque Nationale MS 2824 (another version can be found in the same collection: MS 2826). Scholars have yet to produce a critical edit
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  • ...he was listed in the records of the printing guild from 1601-04 and again in 1607.<ref name="Steiner35">Steiner, Harald. {{Google books|faVlRZHgkbMC|Das ...1615, but in 1617 when the old home was sold, his wife negotiated the deal in his absence.<ref name="Boesch141"/>
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  • ...ther, and yet each one is a counter to the other. And for all other guards in this art, guards that are similar are counters to each other, with the exce ...en” or “winding” of the sword. Thus I translate “volta stabile” as a “turn in place”.</ref> you can play to the front and then to the rear on the same
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  • ...tive possible on the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer as it was recorded in the mid 15th century. ...e BnF Ms. Latin 11269, and Novati's 1902 facsimile of the Pisani Dossi Ms. In this way, it offers the most complete version possible of Fiore's teachings
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  • | ''Saint Jerome in his Study'' (1514) ...ocalypse'' woodcuts, ''Knight, Death, and the Devil'' (1513), ''St. Jerome in His Study'' (1514) and ''Melencolia I'' (1514), which has been the subject
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  • | caption = ff 31v-32r, including St. Walpurga in her ward ..., and the text includes both short mnemonic verses and longer explanations in a Medieval Latin with strong vernacular influences. (The format of verse an
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  • ...Spain, he served as Head Master of Arms to the royal court until his death in 1600.<ref>Martínez, Ramón. ''[http://www.martinez-destreza.com/articles#J ...and geometry which he called [[la Verdadera Destreza]] ("The True Skill") in contrast to the [[esgrima vulgar]] ("vulgar fencing") taught by other maste
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  • ...e been alive at the time of the creation of the fencing treatise contained in the Pol Hausbuch, as that source is the only one to fail to accompany his n ...his teachings were also the focus of the German fencing guilds that arose in the 15th and 16th centuries, including the [[Marxbrüder]] and the [[Veiter
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  • ...s, like one of the young protagonists of the dialog, Mutio, who was killed in Flanders. ...nal structures of the nobility in the city of Naples. In 1547 he took part in the uprising against the introduction of the inquisition: citizens armed wi
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  • ...oria Dimicandi]]'' ("On the Art of Swordsmanship"), which currently exists in at least two manuscript copies. It was dedicated to Guidobaldo da Montefelt ...measure my intellect,<br/>Since you have paid close attention to the Muses in the sporting jurisdiction of Mars.<br/>The Muses and Mars are wont to show
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  • ...= ''[[His Practise, in Two Bookes (Vincentio Saviolo)|His Practice, in Two Books]]'' (1595) ...occo Bonetti]]. There are a number of anecdotes about Saviolo's activities in London, but as these are largely derived from the writings of his hostile c
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  • ...ella Roevere, may indicate that he was associated with the court at Urbino in some capacity. The statement at the beginning of Capo Ferro's treatise desc ...ive nor particularly innovative and does not seem to have been influential in its own time.
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  • | <p>[1] In the name of God and Saint George, we begin our system with Grappling on foot, seeking to gain superior holds. Holds are not super <p>I am ''Posta Longa'' and I seek you like this. And in response to the first grapple that you attempt on me I will bring my right
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  • | <p>[1] In the name of God and Saint George, we begin our system with Grappling on foot, seeking to gain superior holds. Holds are not super <p>I am ''Posta Longa'' and I seek you like this. And in response to the first grapple that you attempt on me I will bring my right
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  • ...ie delle vite ed opere scritte da' letterati del Friuli|page=27}}, vol. 4 (in Italian). Alvisopoli, 1830. p 27.</ref><ref>Novati, pp 15-16.</ref> but thi ...ain of the rash and the hot-headed, contrasted with honorable dueling done in armor with the full range of military weapons. This might provide insight i
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