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Discorso del gioco di spada
L'Orafo da Cremona
The Discorso del gioco di spada by the Orafo da Cremona is a source that lay in obscurity for centuries, surviving in a single manuscript held at the Vatican Apostolic Library. This critical edition for the ORIGINI series presents the complete text, accompanied by a historical and codicological investigation that places the writing of the work between 1563 and 1610.
Duello
Achille Marozzo
The first volume of the ORIGINI collection brings to light the famous treatise Duello by Achille Marozzo, a Bolognese master and key figure in Italian Renaissance fencing. The work, originally published in 1536, represents one of the most complete and influential codifications of the art of fencing of the period.
Latest article
La scherma dell’Orafo da Cremona
Author: Marcello Villanova
Il Discorso del gioco di spada dell’Orafo da Cremona si presenta come una trattazione eminentemente pratica, fitta di ammaestramenti, casi particolari e possibili risposte alle azioni dell’avversario.
About Us
The ORIGINI collection represents an innovative publishing project by the National Fencing Academy Publisher, in collaboration with the Achille Marozzo School of Arms, dedicated to the rediscovery and enhancement of Italian-language fencing treatises from the 15th-17th centuries. Each volume is the result of careful philological and critical work, carried out by a team of expert historians, philologists, and fencing instructors, to make this extraordinary cultural heritage accessible to scholars, enthusiasts, and practitioners of the fencing art.
The Curators
Niki Corradetti
Works in the field of artificial intelligence. Has been studying historical fencing since 2003 and teaching it since 2007.
Marcello Villanova
Studied history in Bologna and philology in Ferrara. Has been studying, practicing, and teaching the art of dueling for sixteen years.