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744. Venetia. 1517- Marozzo, Achille.
Opera nova de Achille Marozzo, bolognese, mastro generale
de larte de larmi.
Appresso gli eredi di Marchio Sessa.
—Gelli. This is the ist ed., discovered by Tribolati in the Library of
Pisa. Ayala, too, mentions it, " Tribolati's discovery," says Gelli (" Bib.
della Scherma", p. 131), "gives to Marozzi the post of honour in the history
of fencing in Europe, his being the most ancient work known on the subjed:."
The 2nd ed., in B.M., is as follows
Mutinae. 1536.
Opera nova [chiamata duello . . . che tratta de casi occoreti
ne I'arte militare etc.^
In aedibus D. Antonio Bergola Sacerdotis.
Quarto. 7 fF., then A-T in 4% including woodcuts.
Other eds. : [Modena, 1540] 4°; Venetia, G. Padouam, 1550, 4**;
Venetia, J. Plnargenti^ 1568, 4°, entitled " Arte dell' Armi ", with colophon
dated 1569, and plates by Fontana, all preceding eds. having same woodcuts.
Copies. B.M. (all but ist ed.) ; Bod. (1536) ; R.U.S.I. (1568).
745. Roma. 1553. Agrippa, Camillo.
Trattato di scientia d'Arme, con un Dialogo di Filosofia.
Antonio Blado.
Quarto. 70 pp., including 57 copper-plates.
Other eds.: Venetia, A. Pinargenti^ 1568, 4°, and ib., R. Meglietti, 1604, 4%
with 51 and 52 copper-plates respectively, reproduced by Fontana from those
of the ist ed. The two large plates in the ist ed. have been ascribed to
Michelangelo, to da Vinci, and to Stradano (Gelli).
Ayala, on the authority
of Giacomini, says that Agrippa also wrote some dialogues entitled :
" De
muniendis arcibus et inexpugnabilibus adversus quorumcumque hostium
impetum reddendis."
Copies. B.M. (1553, 1588, 1604) i Bod. (1553, 1604) ; Roy. Art. Inst.
(1553)-
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