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Book SynopsisTranslated into English for the first time, this book includes a valuable and extensive technical introduction, with illustrations from both original sources and modern photographs. Antonio Manciolino's instructions are easy to follow, sword-in-hand, even by beginners, while providing years of training for veteran martial artists.
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Table of ContentsForeword Author's Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Martial Arts in Renaissance Italy Martial Arts and the Italian Renaissance: What They Were, Who Taught Them, Who Learned Them Tackling Manciolino's Opera Nova: A Primer of Bolognese Swordsmanship Lines, Measure, Tempo and Stances The Guards (Guardie) Footwork (Passeggiare) The Attacks (Offese): Moving Between the Guards Defense (Difese): Parries and the Role of the Buckler Other Actions and Definitions The Assalto and the Main Parts of the Play Attitude and Mental Disposition In Bolognese Swordsmanship Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, the Great Devil: A Portrait of a Famous Swordsman of the Bolognese Style A Note on Language, the Translation, and on Editorial Decisions Opera Nova OPERA NOVA TO LEARN How to Fight and Defend with any Sort of Arms, Written by Antonio Manciolino, Bolognese HERE BEGIN A FEW Main Rules or Explanations on the Valiant Art of Arms The Complete Renaissance Swordsman OF COMBAT AND FENCING WITH ALL SORTS OF WEAPONS IN SIX BOOKS BOOK ONE BOOK TWO BOOK THREE BOOK FOUR BOOK FIVE BOOK SIX
