Bolognese school of fencing in culture

Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with the martial art Bolognese school of fencing (Italy). 4 works.

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Manuscripts 1

1600Discorso sopra l'arte della scherma (MS 14/10)Camillo Palladini's Italian manuscript from around 1600 on the sword, dagger, cloak, spadone, spear and halberd, joining the older Bolognese tradition with the rapier.HEMA

Treatises 3

1531Opera Nova (Antonio Manciolino, 1531)Fencing treatise by Antonio Manciolino printed in Venice in 1531, the oldest surviving treatise of the Bolognese school, in six books on various weapons.HEMA 1536Opera Nova (Achille Marozzo, 1536)Treatise by the Bolognese master Achille Marozzo, published in Modena in 1536 in five books on the sword and buckler, dagger, two-handed sword, polearms and duels.HEMA 1572Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre (Giovanni dall'Agocchie, 1572)Italian fencing treatise by Giovanni dall'Agocchie, printed in Venice in 1572. In a dialogue spread over seven days it covers sidesword fencing, tournament combat and battle.HEMA