Details for 1610, Gran simulacro dell'arte, e dell'uso della Scherma, Capo Ferro
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Name1610, Gran simulacro dell'arte, e dell'uso della Scherma, Capo Ferro
DescriptionPrinted by Salvestro Marchetti and Camillo Turi in Siena, Ridolfo's origin is unclear. The reference to the Holy Roman Empire may indicate that he studied with masters of the German school. Cagli (in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino) appears to be his place of origin, while he was active as a fencing master in Siena (in Tuscany). Ridolfo's teachings, however, do not reflect perceptible German influence, but are soundly in the Italian tradition with a notable influence from the earlier Italian school of swordsmanship of the 1500s.

Capoferro's most notable feature is his preference for a rather upright and leaning back posture when in his favorite guard of Third (Terza), a feature which is by no means a strict rule of his system though. Capoferro's manual initially discusses the principles of swordsmanship and fencing, clearly showing the manuals emphasis on fighting for self defense as opposed to the duel or sport usage. This fact is made clear by the writers reference to when it is appropriate to cause injury and how to draw the sword and deploy the dagger and cloak quickly, features which would only be necessary for self defense.

Ridolfo was one of the most celebrated masters of his day and his book has been reprinted several times and praised by later notable swordsman such as Egerton Castle who says in his 'Schools and Masters of Fence (1893)', "...but of all the Italian works on fencing none ever had such a share in fixing the principals of the science as 'Great Simulacrum of the Use of the Sword, by Ridolfo Capoferro", later adding "for once the title of the book fully represented its contents." A later edition of Capoferro's work also incorporated Biblical scenes drawn into the backgrounds of the plates.
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