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Federico Ghisliero
| Federico Ghisliero | |
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| Died | 1619 Turin, Italy |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Genres | Fencing manual |
| Language | Italian |
| Notable work(s) | Regole di molti cavagliereschi essercitii (1587) |
Federico Ghisliero was a Bolognese soldier and fencer. Little is know about his early life, but he studied fencing under the famous Silvio Piccolomini.
In 1587, he published a fencing treatise called Regole di molti cavagliereschi essercitii, dedicated to Ranuccio Farnese, who was 18 years old at the time of publication and would become Duke of Parma, Piacenza, and Castro. Ghisliero's manual is notable for his use of geometry in relation to fencing, and the incredibly detailed illustrations, using concentric circles centered on where the fencer has placed most of their weight (often, but not always, the back foot), and illustrating multiple versions of each figure in a plate, showing the progression of the movements he describes.
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For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
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| Transcription | Index:Regole di molti cavagliereschi essercitii (Federico Ghisliero) | |
Additional Resources
- Anglo, Sidney. "Sixteenth-century Italian drawings in Federico Ghisliero's 'Regole di molti cavagliereschi essercitii'". Apollo Vol. 140(393), 1994. Pp 29-36.
