Compendio y Philosophia y Dztreza de las Armas (MS R4-B274)
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| Compendio y Philosophia y destreza de las Armas | |
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| MS R4-B274, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven, Belgium |
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folio 3r |
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| Hils' catalog | — |
| Leng's catalog | — |
| Also known as | Copy MSS Early Spanish Fencing. 1625. |
| Type | Fencing manual |
| Date | 1625 (20th century tracing) |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Scribe(s) | Archibald Corble |
| Author(s) | Octavio Ferrara |
| Dedicated to | Don Juan Ferdinando, Baron of Grünburg |
| Material | Transparent vellum tracing paper with a modern binding |
| Size | 33 folia |
| Format | Single-sided, one illustration per side with brief captions |
| Previously kept | Joannie Friderici Nudruchess (1650) |
| Discovered | S. Matt Galas and Bartłomiej Walczak, 2006 |
Compendio y Philosophia y Destreza de las Armas ("Compendium of the Philosophy and Skill at Arms", MS R4-B274) is a 20th century tracing of a Spanish fencing manual written by Octavio Ferrara in 1625.[1] It currently rests in the Corble Collection of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Leuven, Belgium. The modern copy bears the title "Copy M.S.S. Early Spanish Fencing. 1625."[2]
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Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section |
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| 1r - 33r | Rapier and secondary weapons by Octavio Ferrara |