The Art of Fencing
the forgotten discourse of camillo palladini
$133.81
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2019
Summary
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 Previously unpublished and largely unknown, it is of central importance to a modern understanding of Italian rapier play in the sixteenth century.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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780948092961 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0948092963 |
| Author: | Piermarco Terminiello, Joshua Pendragon |
| Publisher: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Imprint: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.43kg |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 335mm |
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Critics Review
Historians of swordsmanship have been waiting since 1882 to see Palladini in print, and here it is at last. Scholars will find it refreshing to study an unfamiliar Renaissance fencing treatise which constructively mocks the mathematical fantasies of Camillo Agrippa. – Sydney Anglo
About The Author
Piermarco Terminiello
Piermarco Terminiello is an instructor at the School of the Sword in Berkshire and Surrey and a historical fencer and researcher. Joshua Pendragon is an independent scholar and researcher who specializes in the history of fencing, swordplay, and the role of the sword in Europe. He has been the external consultant on terms relating to fencing for the revision of the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001.
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