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Alfonso Falloppia
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| Alfonso Fallopia | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Fencing master |
| Patron | Ranuccio Farnese |
| Genres | Fencing manual |
| Language | Italian |
| Notable work(s) | Nuovo et brieve modo di schermire (1584) |
Alfonso Fallopia was a 16th century Italian soldier and fencing master. Little is known about his life, but he describes himself as "Ensign of the Fortress of Bergamo".
In 1584, he published a treatise on the use of the rapier entitled Nuovo et brieve modo di schermire ("New and Brief Method of Fencing").
