Fencing A Renaissance Treatise |
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| Author:
| Agrippa, Camillo |
| Introduction by:
| Mondschein, Ken |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59910-150-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Italica Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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Camillo Agrippa's Treatise on the Science of Arms was a turning point in the history of fencing. The author -- an engineer by trade and not a professional master of arms -- was able to radically re-imagine teaching the art of fencing. His treatise was a microcosm of 16th-century thought. It examines the art, reduces it to its very principles, and reconstructs it according to a way of thinking that incorporated new concepts of art, science and philosophy. Introduction, glossary, notes,...
More DescriptionCamillo Agrippa's Treatise on the Science of Arms was a turning point in the history of fencing. The author -- an engineer by trade and not a professional master of arms -- was able to radically re-imagine teaching the art of fencing. His treatise was a microcosm of 16th-century thought. It examines the art, reduces it to its very principles, and reconstructs it according to a way of thinking that incorporated new concepts of art, science and philosophy. Introduction, glossary, notes, bibliography, 67 illustrations from the 1553 printing. First English translation.