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Giovanni Filoteo Achillini
| Giovanni Filoteo Achillini | |
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| Born | 1466 |
| Died | 1538 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Citizenship | Bolognese |
| Genres | Fencing manual |
| Language | Italian |
| Notable work(s) | Viridario (1513) |
Giovanni Filoteo Achillini was a 16th century Italian poet.
In December 1504 he completed the composition of the Viridario, later published in 1513 in Bologna. The Viridario is an epic-didascalic poem, in which Achillini inserted a fencing manual in poetic form. The manual discusses closes of half sword for sword and buckler, and its 25 techniques are closely related to those included in Antonio Manciolino's Opera Nova, most likely representing an earlier version.[1]
Contents
Treatise
Only the portion of Viridario that discusses fencing will be excerpted here.
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For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
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| Transcription | Rob Runacres | |
Additional Resources
The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.
- Lanzoni, Jari (2023). Le Tecniche Perdute: Arte di Spada e Brocchiero. Self-published. ISBN 979-8399523330.
- Runacres, Rob (2022). "The Bolognese Tradition: Ancient Tradition or Modern Myth?." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 10(1): 1-18. doi:10.36950/apd-2022-002.
- Falco, Salvatore; Filippo Schino (2025). Il Viridario di Giovanni Filoteo Achillini: La fonte più antica della Scuola Bolognese di scherma. Accademia Nazionale di Scherma. ISBN 979-1280230379.
References
- ↑ Falco.
