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Greetings, All!
The past few months have been good for research.
Steve Hick and I discovered an early Italian printed work by a previously unknown fencing master named Girolamo Lucino of Casalmaggiore. Lucino was a physician and a fencing master who published a book on swordsmanship in 1589. It consists of a dialogue between the author and a nobleman named Mutio Vicenza. I have ordered a digital copy from the library; it should arrive in about a month.
Next, I have identified, but not yet located, an early 17th century Italian manuscript dealing with a variety of weapons. The author's name is Orafo di Cremona.
Next, Steve Hick identified a late 15th-early 16th century manuscript, formerly part of the Trivulziana library, which contained fencing material. The portion on fencing was appended to a medical manuscript. It included rhymed Italian precepts on fencing, plus a set of rules governing conduct in the fencing school (unheard of for Italy from this period), and an image of the fencing master kneeling before the Virgin Mary, holding two swords. Unfortunately, our inquiries revealed that this manuscript left the Trivulziana collection, so it remains to be located.
Finally, Steve Hick identified another Italian manuscript in the Trivulziana library, dating from the early 17th century. Inquiries into this manuscript are still underway.
These are only results from the Italian field of endeavor. We have also made a number of discoveries from the Spanish, German, and French traditions. More on that later...
Regards,
Matt Galas
Mons, Belgium
The past few months have been good for research.
Steve Hick and I discovered an early Italian printed work by a previously unknown fencing master named Girolamo Lucino of Casalmaggiore. Lucino was a physician and a fencing master who published a book on swordsmanship in 1589. It consists of a dialogue between the author and a nobleman named Mutio Vicenza. I have ordered a digital copy from the library; it should arrive in about a month.
Next, I have identified, but not yet located, an early 17th century Italian manuscript dealing with a variety of weapons. The author's name is Orafo di Cremona.
Next, Steve Hick identified a late 15th-early 16th century manuscript, formerly part of the Trivulziana library, which contained fencing material. The portion on fencing was appended to a medical manuscript. It included rhymed Italian precepts on fencing, plus a set of rules governing conduct in the fencing school (unheard of for Italy from this period), and an image of the fencing master kneeling before the Virgin Mary, holding two swords. Unfortunately, our inquiries revealed that this manuscript left the Trivulziana collection, so it remains to be located.
Finally, Steve Hick identified another Italian manuscript in the Trivulziana library, dating from the early 17th century. Inquiries into this manuscript are still underway.
These are only results from the Italian field of endeavor. We have also made a number of discoveries from the Spanish, German, and French traditions. More on that later...
Regards,
Matt Galas
Mons, Belgium