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A revised edition was released by Marozzo's son Sebastiano in 1568 under the title ''Arte dell'Armi di Achille Marozzo Bolognese'' ("The Art of Arms of Achille Marozzo of Bologna"). This edition featured corrections to the text (but omitted additions made in the 1546 printing) and replaced the woodblock images with smaller copperplates by [[Giovanni Battista Fontana]]; it was printed in Venice in 1568 by Antonio Pinargenti, and reprinted in Verona in 1615.
 
A revised edition was released by Marozzo's son Sebastiano in 1568 under the title ''Arte dell'Armi di Achille Marozzo Bolognese'' ("The Art of Arms of Achille Marozzo of Bologna"). This edition featured corrections to the text (but omitted additions made in the 1546 printing) and replaced the woodblock images with smaller copperplates by [[Giovanni Battista Fontana]]; it was printed in Venice in 1568 by Antonio Pinargenti, and reprinted in Verona in 1615.
  
Various other editions of the text that have been reported in literature but never confirmed. [[Jacopo Gelli]]'s fencing bibliography makes reference to an edition published in Venice in 1517, of which a copy resided in the R. Biblioteca Pisana,<ref>Gelli, Jacopo. ''Bibliografia Generale della Scherma''. Tipografia Editrice di L. Niccolai: Firenze, 1890. pp 126-130.</ref> but this edition has never been found or mentioned by any other author. In 2016, Roberto Gotti published a description of a set of 17th or 18th century prints from the original woodblocks to which a date of 1529 was added; Gotti speculates that this may have been added based on a date inscribed on the blocks themselves, which would suggest an earlier edition in or around that year.<ref>Gotti 213-220.</ref> And there are a few references in bibliographies to a French translation of Marozzo's work titled ''Livre d'escrime pour apprendre a tirer de l'espée et de toutes armes blanches'', published in Lyon in 1580 by Pierre Mareschal,<ref>See, for example, Blanc, Joseph. ''Bibliographie italico-française universelle''. Vol. 1. L'auteur: Milan, 1886. p 1438.</ref> but there is no known record of any copy and these references seem to be spurious.
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Various other editions of the text that have been reported in literature but never confirmed. [[Jacopo Gelli]]'s fencing bibliography makes reference to an edition published in Venice in 1517, of which a copy resided in the R. Biblioteca Pisana,<ref>Gelli, Jacopo. ''Bibliografia Generale della Scherma''. Florence: Tipografia Editrice di L. Niccolai, 1890. pp 126-130.</ref> but this edition has never been found or mentioned by any other author. In 2016, Roberto Gotti published a description of a set of 17th or 18th century prints from the original woodblocks to which a date of 1529 was added; Gotti speculates that this may have been added based on a date inscribed on the blocks themselves, which would suggest an earlier edition in or around that year.<ref>Gotti 213-220.</ref> And there are a few references in bibliographies to a French translation of Marozzo's work titled ''Livre d'escrime pour apprendre a tirer de l'espée et de toutes armes blanches'', published in Lyon in 1580 by Pierre Mareschal,<ref>See, for example, Blanc, Joseph. ''Bibliographie italico-française universelle''. Vol. 1. Milan: L'auteur, 1886. p 1438.</ref> but there is no known record of any copy and these references seem to be spurious.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:07, 26 June 2017

Opera Nova
A New Work
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Full title A New Work by Achille Marozzo
of Bologna, General Master of
the Art of Arms
Also known as The Art of Arms of Achille
Marozzo of Bologna
Author(s) Achille Marozzo
Illustrated by Hans Sebald Beham (?)
Dedicated to Count Rangoni
Place of origin Bologna, Italy
Language Italian
Genre(s) Fencing manual
Publication date 1536, 1546, 1550, 1568, 1615
Pages 296 pages
Treatise scans

Opera Nova ("A New Work") is a Bolognese fencing manual written by Achille Marozzo and printed in 1536.[1] This is the most extensive and significant treatise on the Dardi (or "Bolognese") style of Italian swordsmanship, as well as one of the most influential fencing manuals of the 16th century.

Publication History

Opera Nova was first printed in Modena in 1536 by D. Antonio Bergolae, featuring woodblock illustrations possibly engraved by Hans Sebald Beham.[2] The treatise was reset and reprinted in Bologna in 1546, and reprinted again in Venice in 1550 using the original typeset. In 1567-68 it was reprinted in Venice again, but this time based on the 1546 Bologna printing.

A revised edition was released by Marozzo's son Sebastiano in 1568 under the title Arte dell'Armi di Achille Marozzo Bolognese ("The Art of Arms of Achille Marozzo of Bologna"). This edition featured corrections to the text (but omitted additions made in the 1546 printing) and replaced the woodblock images with smaller copperplates by Giovanni Battista Fontana; it was printed in Venice in 1568 by Antonio Pinargenti, and reprinted in Verona in 1615.

Various other editions of the text that have been reported in literature but never confirmed. Jacopo Gelli's fencing bibliography makes reference to an edition published in Venice in 1517, of which a copy resided in the R. Biblioteca Pisana,[3] but this edition has never been found or mentioned by any other author. In 2016, Roberto Gotti published a description of a set of 17th or 18th century prints from the original woodblocks to which a date of 1529 was added; Gotti speculates that this may have been added based on a date inscribed on the blocks themselves, which would suggest an earlier edition in or around that year.[4] And there are a few references in bibliographies to a French translation of Marozzo's work titled Livre d'escrime pour apprendre a tirer de l'espée et de toutes armes blanches, published in Lyon in 1580 by Pierre Mareschal,[5] but there is no known record of any copy and these references seem to be spurious.

Contents

Ir - VIIv Preface and Dedication by Achille Marozzo
1r - 14v Introduction, Sword and Buckler by Achille Marozzo
15r - 54r Side Sword, Sword with Secondary Weapons by Achille Marozzo
54v - 80v Greatsword by Achille Marozzo
81r - 90r Pole Weapons by Achille Marozzo
90v - 148r Advice on Dueling, Unarmed vs. Dagger by Achille Marozzo

Gallery

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Additional Resources

References

  1. According to the title page.
  2. Gotti 213-220
  3. Gelli, Jacopo. Bibliografia Generale della Scherma. Florence: Tipografia Editrice di L. Niccolai, 1890. pp 126-130.
  4. Gotti 213-220.
  5. See, for example, Blanc, Joseph. Bibliographie italico-française universelle. Vol. 1. Milan: L'auteur, 1886. p 1438.

Copyright and License Summary

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