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| <p>CAPITOLO
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DI M. MERCVRIO
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SPETIOLI DA FERMO,
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Nel quale si mostra il modo di saper bene
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Schermire, & Caualcare.
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All’ Illustriß.mo et Eccellentiß.mo S.GIACOBO
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BONCAMPAGNO Marchese di
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Vignola, et Generale
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Gouernatore di
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S.Chiesa.</p>
  
 
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| <p>Hail to our Lord Muhammad, his family and companions.</p>
 
| <p>Hail to our Lord Muhammad, his family and companions.</p>
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| <p>So says this servant of God, of His needful mercy, ''Ali ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Hudayl'' will be assisted by God: Praise be God, who granted us the Faith, who, in his Qur'anic norms, served us as animals serve us; that of Arab race the horse is created, for punishment of idolaters! God bless and hail Muhammad, our owner and lord, and his family, as they continue to rotate the nights and the days!</p>
 
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| <p>May God have satisfaction from his Caliphs: ''Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, Utman''!</p>
 
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| <p>Well, God has destined his successful help, more lasting power and eternal praises, to the great turbulent majesty, glorious, august, exalted, our Lord, tower of our souls and our bodies, champion of our religion, pillar of the believers, vicarious of the Lords of the World, Caliph and Iman, honourable king and emperor, of high power among the most powerful sovereigns, splendid, generous, excellent, virtuous, complete, of solid piety, equanimous, the effective warrior, the most esteemed leader, the most fortunate and victorious, the most noble and pure, that this century ignites with incomparable luster, because God has granted him the highest powers, making him be born of chosen men, virtuous, triumphant, that for his good clothes he is known and by his sublime ranks, the prince of the Muslims ''al-Musta'in bi'llah Abu Abd Allah Muhammed'' son of our Lord the singular hero, the most illustrious and glorious, eminent, notable, famous and great, of noble pledge and high titles<ref>Noble garments and high titles</ref>, prince of the Muslims, ''al-Musta'in bi-llah'', fighter for the Faith, the perfect and mourned ''Abu l'Hayyay Yusuf'', son of our Lord, great caliph and Iman, safe protector, shadow of God, guardian of his creatures, who lends sword in defence of His Faith, the veil of God covering His land, guarantee of the community, propitiator of favours, just and famous warmonger, good, majestic and more, great sultan, very honourable, prince of the Muslims, fighter for the Lord of the Worlds, who with God was enough and with His help was the victor, the perfect and mourned ''Abu Abd Allah Muhammad'', son of our Lord the prince of the Muslims and vicarious of God, the great champion sultan, of noble garments and virtues, submitter of infidels and conqueror, eminent and grandiose, the perfect and lamented, who benefits God, Abu l-Hayyay Jusuf, son of our Lord the prince of the Muslims fighter for God, honour of kings and sultans , the glory of Islam and the Muslims, of special fortune, eminent hero, bold and courageous, of merit and virtuous the perfect and lamented, who benefits God, ''Abu l'Walid Isma'il b. Nasr''.</p>
 
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| <p>This Lord, God give him victory, is our earthly king, who is reconciled to consensus and general applause, as all the coalitions have been able to unite, and beautiful conduct is a universal theme, stretching to Syria and Iraq. Happiness fills its kingdom, triumph smiles from the top of its lances, victory is knotted to its flag, praise is woven in its mantle. Glorious God has given him for teaching the war against the infidel, and the orthodox path by natural tendency. He has saved al-Andalus from the gusts of sedition, from the evils of hatred. Thus the Islamic religion has been clarified in this Andalusian country; by charisma of this illustrious hero all places have been reborn, all kinds of graces are abundant, all prosperity is fixed, all Algeria insured, all affliction cancelled. Thanks be to God that his dynasty rose above all, making the other kings of the earth their subjects and slaves.</p>
 
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| <p>Can there be a more eminent service, a more dignified pretension, a more fruitful zeal, than to raise up an august king a noble branch of the Sciences? And precisely this king commissioned this server of his to compose and polish, census and screen, this book about war and tournament, weapons and horses, the good qualities they possess or the defects that make them rejectable, but everything that is tied with riding, and rules of learning riding with everything that can be done in this.</p>
 
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| <p>This book I composed according to several others, those for this I chose; they are titled, namely:</p>
 
 
 
* ''Notice of remiss for use of the brave rider.''
 
* ''Careful appreciation of the brave and courageous.''
 
* ''Rest of the souls on steeds and weapons.''
 
* ''The Book of the Damyati cavalry.''
 
* ''The Alfaraz Treaty.''
 
* ''The Book of the nature of animals, by Aristotle.''
 
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| <p>And others, that now I do not bring to collation because I have barely taken advantage of them, or are in aspects so negligible that they do not deserve reference.</p>
 
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| <p>It has turned out to be, thank God, a book in its very complete genre; its agenda is drawn with correct style; and serves as a memento for those who are concerned about wars, and as an instruction for those who give themselves to spears and swordsmanship.</p>
 
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| <p>I'm going to title it ''Gala of the Knight, Blazon of the Champion''.</p>
 
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| It is comprised of twenty chapters:
 
 
 
# Creation of the Horse. The first one used. Its spread throughout the earth.
 
# Qualities of the horse. Promises agreed to those who raise them.
 
# Maintenance and care of horses. Advice on this.
 
# As the Bedouin Arabs call the different parts of the horse. Coincidences of some of those terms with the name of birds.
 
# The best qualities of each of its (the horse's) parts, and similarities that should be present with other animals.
 
# The colouring of horses. Their spots, stars, whites and swirls.
 
# The good characteristics of the horse. Notes of what its excellence supposes. Mention of the thoroughbreds.
 
# Natural and acquired defects.
 
# How to choose and test horses. Recognition of their physiognomic features.
 
# How to learn to ride it in different lots.
 
# The horse races, the arrival to the goal, the bets.
 
# Name of the horses of the Prophet, of the stallions and other memorable Arabian horses.
 
# Different terms and other appellations with related cavalry.
 
# Anthology of verses that highlight the extraordinary fondness of Arabs for horses, their way of honouring them and the rings of glory that earned them.
 
# The sword.
 
# The spear.
 
# The bows and arrows.
 
# The coat of mail.
 
# The shield and similarities.
 
# Arms and equipment of war in general.
 
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| <p>With this we will fulfill the book, may God make it profitable. May He tell it to us as a pious intention. The Lord of Triumph; The guide; He, the Only Lord.</p>
 
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Revision as of 16:19, 27 April 2020

Capitolo di M. Mercvrio Spetioli da Fermo
Chapter by Mr. Mercurio Spetioli of Fermo
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Full title Capitolo di M. Mercvrio Spetioli da Fermo, nel quale si mostra il modo di saper bene schermire, & caualcare
Author(s) Mercurio Spezioli
Dedicated to Giacobo Boncomagno, Marquis of Vignola
Place of origin Bologna, Italy
Language Italian
Genre(s) Fencing manual
Publisher Giovanni Rossi
Publication date 1577
Pages 24
Treatise scans Digital scans (1577)

Capitolo di M. Mercvrio Spetioli da Fermo, nel quale si mostra il modo di saper bene schermire, & caualcare ("Chapter by Mr. Mercurio Spetioli of Fermo, which demonstrates the method of learning to fence well, and ride") is an Italian fencing manual written by Mercurio Spezioli and published in 1577. It treats the use of the side sword, both single and with secondary weapons, after the Bolognese fashion.

Publication History

Capitolo di M. Mercvrio Spetioli da Fermo was published in Bologna in 1577 by Giovanni Rossi.

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  2. the point in which a flag staff terminates
  3. Storage?
  4. Strap?
  5. Paramount
  6. At equal distances
  7. a person who interprets scripture
  8. a soft gentle breeze
  9. A thin transparent veil of silk, linen or cotton, worn by the moors
  10. protection of the back of the head to the neck, resembling hair.

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