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  • <section begin="1"/>{{red|b=1|This is the general preface of the unarmored fencing on foot, remember it well:}} | The art that in play adorns,<br/>&emsp;And brings victory in wars.
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  • ...as an [[nationality::Italian]] [[fencing master]] during the first half of the [[century::17th century]]. </p> ...ronage and recognition in his own lifetime at the court of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under Ferdinando II de' Medici. </p>
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  • ...w Captain until 1508. There is no indication of who held the office during the 1506-1507 term, so Falkner may possibly have continued during that time.</r ...tion is based on Liechtenauer's Recital and a messer section based on that of [[Johannes Lecküchner]] (though in both cases with considerable alteration
    58 KB (10,091 words) - 19:09, 29 October 2023
  • | alternative title(s) = "[[title::Book on the Art of Fencing]]" | "The Tower Fechtbuch"
    68 KB (11,630 words) - 16:03, 17 November 2023
  • | caption = Illustration from the title page of Manciolino's treatise ...dedication may indicate that Manciolino was attached as fencing master to the ducal court.
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  • ...d Thibault and his Academie de l'Espée," Quaerendo VIII (1978) p.289</ref> The latter contains handwritten notes and celebratory poems from Thibault's fri ...y, Herman Fontaine 1978 p.288"/> Henrick's eldest son, Christiaen, founded the noble family Thibaut van Aegtekerke.<ref>de la Verwey, Herman Fontaine. "Ge
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  • | citizenship = Republic of Venice ...Master of Arms to the Order of Santo Stefano in Pisa, a powerful military order founded by Cosimo I de' Medici, giving some further clues to his career.
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  • ...ranslation_Myers_and_Hick.pdf Memorial of the Practice of the Montante].'' The Oakeshott Institute, 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2010.</ref> ...ia de Athaide and a song in ''Panegyrico'' which pays tribute to the death of Field Marshall André de Albuquerque.<ref name="Edition"/>
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  • ...eronimo Jeronimo de Carranza’s “Philosophy” of Arms]''. [[Martinez Academy of Arms]]. Retrieved 11 November 2011.</ref> ...hich he called [[la Verdadera Destreza]] ("The True Skill") in contrast to the [[esgrima vulgar]] ("vulgar fencing") taught by other masters.
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  • ...an of all German students, or perhaps merely the fencing master who taught the German students. ...of Fencing"); it was published in Siena in 1610, but refers to Federico by the ducal title. Though this treatise is highly praised by modern fencing histo
    184 KB (32,066 words) - 03:56, 20 October 2023
  • | state of existence = Original hypothetical; multiple <br/>incomplete copies exist ...ne Suveno]] and [[Nicholai de Toblem]]; it is possible that either or both of those masters authored texts which inspired both this tradition as well as
    127 KB (21,655 words) - 16:02, 17 November 2023
  • | patron = Fabio Pepoli, Count of Castiglione (?) ...Pepoli, Count of Castiglione, but it's unclear if he was ever attached to the comital court.
    299 KB (52,677 words) - 05:30, 11 November 2023
  • ...self as a hatter (''Hutter''), a fact that is confirmed in the tax records of Augsburg, Germany in 1501, 1504, and 1516.{{cn}} ...65.354]], folio [[Page:MS E.1939.65.354 189r.jpg|189r]]; the complete text of Branch C is only given in [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]] (1
    105 KB (16,731 words) - 20:17, 30 November 2023
  • | {{english translation|File:The Knightly Art of Combat of Filippo Vadi.pdf|local=1}} ...ter leaving Ferrara, there is no record of a Master Vadi being attached to the ducal court.
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  • ...r, and Wilhalm, the text is disregarded if it contradicts the placement of the illustration in Cluny. ...in based on the assumption that the plays in Cluny follow the sequence of the ''Zettel''.
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  • | first printed edition= ''His True Arte of Defence'' (1594) ...ol in Treviso and apparently traveled around Italy observing the teachings of other schools and masters.
    329 KB (59,158 words) - 20:34, 25 March 2024
  • ...er this list of transcriptions and translations and such available through the site. I'll update it as things come to my attention. Inclusion on this list 100% of proceeds go toward Wiktenauer's costs:
    101 KB (14,647 words) - 19:59, 26 January 2024
  • | alma_mater = University of Padua (?) | Christianus Ⅳ of Denmark
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  • ...atics, famously turning down Galileo Galilei for the position of professor of mathematics in 1610. ...idemic, bringing its population from 30,000 to a mere 13,000, with many of the academy's students losing their lives.
    135 KB (21,899 words) - 21:08, 29 March 2024
  • | ''[[:File:Knight, Death, and the Devil 1513.jpg|Knight, Death, and the Devil]]'' (1513) ...ndscape artists, while his ambitious woodcuts revolutionized the potential of that medium.
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