Marozzo, Opera nova de l'arte de l'armi, [Modena, c. 1540], contemporary limp vellum

MAROZZO, ACHILLE

Opera nova... de l'arte de l'armi. [Modena, c. 1540]

4to (203 x 152mm.), title within elaborate woodcut border depicting knights in armour, woodcut illustrations (some full-page), with final blank, contemporary limp vellum (a remboitage?), f4-5 shorter (possibly in facsimile?), title-page slightly shaved at foot, small repair to P8, new endpapers

A reprint of the 1536 first edition, also printed in Modena and using the same woodblocks, of Marozzo's richly illustrated treatise on duelling. Marozzo was a Bolognese master swordsman; this treatise is considered the first substantial manual of fencing and includes rules for duels between noblemen. The numerous woodcut describe detailed manoevres by swordsmen in elaborate contemporary costume.

LITERATURE:

Edit16 65684; Sander 4384

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