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{{Infobox writer
 
{{Infobox writer
| name                = Andre Lignitzer
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| name                = [[Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli]]
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| birthdate            = unknown
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| birthdate            = 16th century
| birthplace          = Legnica, Poland
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| birthplace          =  
| deathdate            = before 1452
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| deathdate            = 17th century
 
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| occupation          = [[Fencing master]]
 
| occupation          = [[Fencing master]]
| language            = [[:Early New High German]]
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| language            = [[Italian]]
 
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| patron              =  
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| patron              = Federico Ubaldo della Roevere
  
 
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| genre                = {{plainlist
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| genre                = [[Fencing manual]]
| [[Fencing manual]]
 
| [[Wrestling manual]]
 
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| subject              =  
 
| subject              =  
| movement            = [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]]
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| movement            =  
| notableworks        =  
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| notableworks        = ''[[Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della Scherma (Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli)|Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della<br/>Scherma]]'' (1610)
| manuscript(s)        = {{plainlist
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| manuscript(s)       =
| [[Codex Danzig (Cod.44.A.8)|Cod. 44.A.8]] (1452)
 
| [[Codex Lew (Cod.I.6.4º.3)|Cod. I.6.4º.3]] (1460s)
 
| [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]] (1480s)
 
| [[Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)|MS M.I.29]] (1491)
 
| [[Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn (MS Dresd.C.487)|MS Dresd. C.487]] (ca.1500s)
 
| [[Glasgow Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.341)|MS E.1939.65.341]] (1508)
 
| [[Goliath Fechtbuch (MS Germ.Quart.2020)|MS Germ.Quart.2020]] (1535-40)
 
| [[Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94)|MSS Dresd. C.93/94]] (1542)
 
| [[Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.10825/10826)|Cod. 10825/10826]] (1550s)
 
| [[Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.icon. 393)|Cod.icon. 393]] (1550s)
 
| [[Hutter/Sollinger Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2º.2)|Cod. I.6.2º.2]] (1564)
 
}}
 
 
| principal manuscript(s)=
 
| principal manuscript(s)=
| first printed edition= [[Christian Henry Tobler|Tobler]], 2010
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| first printed edition=  
 
| wiktenauer compilation by=[[Michael Chidester]]
 
| wiktenauer compilation by=[[Michael Chidester]]
  
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| relatives            = Jacob Lignitzer (brother)
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| influences          =  
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| influences          = [[Camillo Aggrippa]]
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| influenced          = [[Sebastian Heußler]]
 
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'''Andre Lignitzer''' (Andres Liegniczer) was a late 14th or early 15th century [[German]] fencing master. His name might signify that he came from Legnica, Poland (German: Lignitz). While Lignitzer's precise lifetime is uncertain, he seems to have died some time before the creation of [[Codex Danzig (Cod.44.A.8)|Codex Danzig]] in 1452. He had a brother named '''Jacob Lignitzer''' who was also a fencing master, but there is no record of any treatise Jacob may have authored. The only other fact that can be determined about Lignitzer's life is that his renown as a master was sufficient for [[Paulus Kal]] to include him, along with his brother, in his list of members of the [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]] in 1470.
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'''Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli''' (Ridolfo Capoferro, Rodulphus Capoferrus) was a 17th century [[Italian]] [[fencing master]].
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He seems to have been born in the town of Cagli in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, and was a resident of Siena, Tuscany. Little is known about the life of this master, though the dedication to Federico Ubaldo della Roevere, the young son of Duke Francesco Maria Feltrio della Roevere, may indicate that he was associated with the court at Urbino in some capacity. The statement at the beginning of Capo Ferro's treatise describing him as a "master of the great German nation" likely signifies that he was faculty at the University of Siena, either holding a position analogous to dean of all German students, or perhaps merely the fencing master who taught the German students.
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At the age of 52, Capo Ferro authored a treatise on the [[rapier]] entitled ''[[Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della Scherma (Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli)|Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della Scherma]]'' ("Great Representation of the Art and Use 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 historians, it is neither comprehensive nor particularly innovative and does not seem to have been influential in its own time.
  
An [[Andres Juden]] (Andres the Jew) is mentioned as a master associated with Liechtenauer in [[Pol Hausbuch (MS 3227a)|Pol Hausbuch]], and [[Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)|Codex Speyer]] contains a guide to converting between [[long sword]] and [[Messer]] techniques written by a "Magister [[Andreas]]", but it is not currently known whether either of these masters is Lignitzer.
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<h2> Treatise </h2>
  
Andre Lignitzer is best known for his teachings on [[Arming sword|sword]] and [[buckler]], and some variation on this brief treatise is included in many compilation texts in the Liechtenauer tradition. He also authored treatises on fencing with the [[short sword]], [[dagger]], and [[grappling]], though these appear less frequently. Lignitzer's sword and buckler teachings are sometimes attributed to [[Sigmund ain Ringeck]] by 20th and 21st century authors due to their unattributed inclusion in the [[Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn (MS Dresd.C.487)|MS Dresden C.487]], but this is clearly incorrect.
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This concordance uses the watercolor illustrations from the 1629 edition where they are available, except for a few in which the paint obscures the actual fencing actions. You can view all of the painted illustrations on the treatise page.  
  
Note that the [[Codex Lew (Cod.I.6.4º.3)|Augsburg]], [[Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)|Salzburg]], and [[Über die Fechtkunst und den Ringkampf (MS 963)|Graz]] versions of Lignitzer's treatise on short sword fencing are erroneously credited to [[Martin Huntsfeld]], while Huntsfeld's own treatise is credited to [[Lew]].
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([[Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli|Read more]])
  
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Revision as of 04:48, 29 July 2020

Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli
Born 16th century
Died 17th century
Occupation Fencing master
Patron Federico Ubaldo della Roevere
Influences Camillo Aggrippa
Influenced Sebastian Heußler
Genres Fencing manual
Language Italian
Notable work(s) Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della
Scherma
(1610)
Concordance by Michael Chidester

Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli (Ridolfo Capoferro, Rodulphus Capoferrus) was a 17th century Italian fencing master.

He seems to have been born in the town of Cagli in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, and was a resident of Siena, Tuscany. Little is known about the life of this master, though the dedication to Federico Ubaldo della Roevere, the young son of Duke Francesco Maria Feltrio della Roevere, may indicate that he was associated with the court at Urbino in some capacity. The statement at the beginning of Capo Ferro's treatise describing him as a "master of the great German nation" likely signifies that he was faculty at the University of Siena, either holding a position analogous to dean of all German students, or perhaps merely the fencing master who taught the German students.

At the age of 52, Capo Ferro authored a treatise on the rapier entitled Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della Scherma ("Great Representation of the Art and Use 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 historians, it is neither comprehensive nor particularly innovative and does not seem to have been influential in its own time.

Treatise

This concordance uses the watercolor illustrations from the 1629 edition where they are available, except for a few in which the paint obscures the actual fencing actions. You can view all of the painted illustrations on the treatise page.

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