The Art of Fencing : Forgotten Discourse of Camillo Palladini - Piermarco Terminiello

The Art of Fencing

Forgotten Discourse of Camillo Palladini

By: Piermarco Terminiello (Editor), Joshua Pendragon (Editor)

Hardcover | 24 September 2020

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Camillo Palladini's manuscript for his discourse on fencing is housed in the De Walden Library at the Wallace Collection in London.

Previously unpublished and largely unknown, it is of central importance to a modern understanding of Italian rapier play in the sixteenth century. This stunning book, a joint endeavour between the Royal Armouries and the Wallace Collection, reproduces the forty-six red chalk illustrations in the manuscript—only three of which have ever been seen in print--together with a transcription and translation of the original Italian text.

Perfect for students of fencing, lovers of Italian art, sixteenth-century researchers, and historical reenactors and interpreters, The Art of Fencing: The Forgotten Discourse of Camillo Palladini showcases a striking example of Renaissance swordsmanship.

About the Author

Piermarco Terminiello is an instructor at the School of the Sword in Berkshire and Surrey and a historical fencer and researcher. Joshua Pendragon is an independent scholar and researcher who specializes in the history of fencing, swordplay, and the role of the sword in Europe. He has been the external consultant on terms relating to fencing for the revision of the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001.
Industry Reviews
Historians of swordsmanship have been waiting since 1882 to see Palladini in print, and here it is at last. Scholars will find it refreshing to study an unfamiliar Renaissance fencing treatise which constructively mocks the mathematical fantasies of Camillo Agrippa. -- Sydney Anglo

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