Details

Subject(s)

• Wallace Collection (London, England) [Browse]
• Fencing—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Fencing—Italy—History—16th century [Browse]
• Fencing in art [Browse]
• Fencing—Manuscripts [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Italian—England—London [Browse]

Editor

• Terminiello, Piermarco [Browse]
• Pendragon, Joshua [Browse]

Related name

• Wallace Collection (London, England) [Browse]
• Royal Armouries (Great Britain) [Browse]

Summary note

Camillo Palladini's manuscript for his discourse on fencing is housed in the De Walden Library at the Wallace Collection in London. Previously unpublished and largely unknown, it is of central importance to a modern understanding of Italian rapier play in the sixteenth century. This stunning book, a joint endeavour between the Royal Armouries and the Wallace Collection, reproduces the forty-six red chalk illustrations in the manuscript--only three of which have ever been seen in print--together with a transcription and translation of the original Italian text. Perfect for students of fencing, lovers of Italian art, sixteenth-century researchers, and historical reenactors and interpreters, 'The Art of Fencing: The Forgotten Discourse of Camillo Palladini' showcases a striking example of Renaissance swordsmanship.

Language note

Parallel Italian text and English translation.

Other title(s)

• Forgotten discourse of Camillo Palladini
• Discorso sopra l'arte della scherma.
• Discorso sopra l'arte della scherma. English.

ISBN

• 9780948092961 (hardcover)
• 0948092963 (hardcover)

OCLC

1121097428

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