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L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada (Francesco Fernando Alfieri)
L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada | |
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The Art of Handling the Sword Well | |
Title page of the first edition | |
Author(s) | Francesco Fernando Alfieri |
Illustrated by | Unknown |
Dedicated to | Martino Vidman |
Place of origin | Padua |
Language | Italian |
Genre(s) | Fencing manual |
Publisher | Sebastiano Sardi |
Publication date | 1653 |
Pages | 232 pages |
Treatise scans |
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L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada ("The Art of Handling the Sword Well") is an Italian fencing manual written by Francesco Fernando Alfieri and printed in 1653. It is his final known work, redacting the teachings on the use of the rapier found in his 1640 treatise La Scherma, and also including a new third section on fencing with the spadone.
Contents
Publication History
L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada was first printed in Padua in 1653 by Sebastiano Sardi. The first two parts were previously published by Sardi in 1640 as La Scherma.
The third part was translated to English by Ken Mondschein and published in 2012 by SKA SwordPlay Books.
Contents
Ir - VIIv | Preface and introduction by Francesco Fernando Alfieri |
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1 - 78 | First Part by Francesco Fernando Alfieri |
79 - 168 | Second part by Francesco Fernando Alfieri |
Ir - IVv | Introduction to spadone by Francesco Fernando Alfieri |
1 - 168 | Third part by Francesco Fernando Alfieri |
Gallery
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Additional Resources
- Alfieri, Francesco Ferdinando. La Scherma: The Art of Fencing Paperback. Trans. Caroline Stewart, Phil Marshall, and Piermarco Terminiello. Pike & Shot Society, 2012. ISBN 978-1902768427
- Mondschein, Ken. The Art of the Two-Handed Sword. SKA SwordPlay Books, 2012. ISBN 978-0978902285
References
Copyright and License Summary
For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
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Images | File:L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada (Francesco Fernando Alfieri) 1653.pdf | ||
Transcription | Andrea Conti | Index:L’arte di ben maneggiare la spada (Francesco Fernando Alfieri) |