ALFIERI. "L'arte Di Ben Maneggiare La Spada":... - Lot 1 - Pousse-Cornet

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ALFIERI. "L'arte Di Ben Maneggiare La Spada":... - Lot 1 - Pousse-Cornet
ALFIERI. "L'arte Di Ben Maneggiare La Spada": Padua, S. Sardi, 1653. 2 parts in 1 vol. each part with title, the first 2 parts with continuous pagination. Oblong format. Soft vellum with contemporary panels. Title within an allegorical engraved border, engraved coat of arms and portrait of the author, 35 full-page engraved illustrations (numbered 1-37 (skipping 20 and 32) in the second part, woodcut vignettes and initials. Modern binding, label of the fencing collection of Jacopo Gelli. L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada ("The art of handling the sword well"), published in 1653 and reprinted in 1683, includes his entire treatise on rapier fencing and adds a section on the use of the Spadone (two -sword in hand). Francesco Alfieri's treatise "The Art of Owning an Excellent Sword" was greatly admired by fencing masters and became one of the most popular fencing books. Even in the modern world of fencing, this treatise is considered one of the best manuals in the field of fencing. Jacopo Gelli (1858-1935) was a colonel in the Italian army, he created and presided over the international court for the abolition of dueling. He was a prolific author on the history of cavalry, fencing and dueling. RARE BOOK. Alfieri. L'arte Di Ben Maneggiare La Spada: Padua, S. Sardi, 1653. 3 parts in 1 volume, each part with title, the first 2 parts with continuous pagination. Oblong format 4to. Soft vellum with contemporary panels. Title within an allegorical engraved border, engraved coat of arms and portrait of the dedicatee Martino Vidman, engr. portrait of the author, 52 full-page engraved illus. (numbered 1-37 (skipping 20 and 32) in the first part and 17 unnumbered plates in the second part), woodcut vignettes and initials. L'arte di ben maneggiare la spada (The art of handling the sword well"), published in 1653 and reprinted in 1683, includes his entire treatise on rapier fencing and adds a section on the use of the Spadone (two -sword in hand). Francesco Alfieri's treatise "The Art of Owning an Excellent Sword" was much admired by fencing masters and became one of the most popular fencing books. Even in the modern fencing world, this treatise is considered one of the best manuals in the field of fencing.
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