A short draw-my-life-style introduction to our favourite Bolognese source: Anonimo Bolognese. What do we know about him so far and what does the “Sith-Lord” of Bolognese fencing have to say?

00:00 Introduction
00:36 Discovery of the Manuscripts
01:52 Speculations & Facts
03:12 The Content
04:11 Fighting Philosophy
06:09 The Ideal Fencer
07:32 The Dark Side

Sources & Links:
Transcript of the original manuscript: L'arte della spada. Trattato di scherma dell'inizio del XVI secolo, 2005 – Marco Rubboli & Luca Cesari
https://www.amazon.de/spada-Trattato-scherma-dellinizio-secolo/dp/8884740932
Download of the free English Translation by Stephen Fratus (2018)
https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/File:Anonimo_Bolognese_translation_(Stephen_Fratus).pdf
German Translations on our Homepage
https://www.marozzo.info/originaltexte/
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BLOGS on the topic by Fior della Spada (German)
Anonimo Bolognese: Was wir (nicht) wissen
https://www.marozzo.info/anonimo-bolognese-was-wir-nicht-wissen/
Anonimo Bolognese: Die Dunkle Seite der Macht
https://www.marozzo.info/anonimo-bolognese-die-dunkle-seite-der-macht/
Sprezzatura im Anonimo Bolognese – Rückwärts nimmer
https://www.marozzo.info/sprezzatura-im-anonimo-bolognese-rueckwaerts-nimmer/
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Other Sources (Italian)
Library of Ravenna: Istituzione Biblioteca Classense:
https://scoprirete.bibliotecheromagna.it/SebinaOpac/resource/larte-della-spada-trattato-di-scherma-degli-inizi-del-16-secolo/RAV0907171
Information on the Homepage of Sala d’arme Achille Marozzo:
https://www.achillemarozzo.it/trattati/anonimo-bolognese
https://www.achillemarozzo.it/articoli/vari/intervista-passione-stoccata

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