 |
You are not currently logged in. Are you accessing the unsecure (http) portal? Click here to switch to the secure portal. |
Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre (Giovanni dall'Agocchie)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre | |
|---|---|
| Three Books on the Art of Defense | |
 | |
| Author(s) | Giovanni dall'Agocchie |
| Dedicated to | Fabio Pepoli, Count of Castiglione |
| Place of origin | Venice, Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre(s) | Fencing manual |
| Publisher | G. Tamborino |
| Publication date | 1572 |
| Pages | 80 |
| Treatise scans |
Digital scans (1572)
|
Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre ("Three Books on the Art of Defense") is an Italian fencing manual written by Giovanni dall'Agocchie and published in 1572. It treats the use of the side sword, both single and with secondary weapons, after the Bolognese fashion and represents a shift in the system toward a more thrust-oriented style.
Contents
Publication History
Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre was published in Venice in 1572 by G. Tamborino. A second edition may have been published in 1580.
An English translation was prepared by Jherek Swanger and self-published in 2018 under the title The Art of Defense: on Fencing, the Joust, and Battle Formation, by Giovanni dall’Agocchie.
Contents
Gallery
|
 |
 |
Additional Resources
- Agocchie, Giovanni dall (2018). The Art of Defense: on Fencing, the Joust, and Battle Formation, by Giovanni dall’Agocchie. Trans. by W. Jherek Swanger. Self-published.
References
Copyright and License Summary
For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
| Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Images | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek |  |
| Transcription | Benjamin Conan | Index:Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre (Giovanni dall'Agocchie) |  |
