Libro de Re, Imperatori, Principi, Signori, Gentil'homini & de tutti Armigeri, continente Disfide, Concordie, Pace, Casi accadenti & Iudicii, con ragione, Exempli & Authoritate de Poeti, Hystoriographi, Philosophi, Legisti, Canonisti & Ecclesiastici. Opera dignissima, & utilissima ad tutti gli spiriti gentili
A treatise on duelling for soldiers and princes
The first systematic treatise on duelling written by the Neapolitan jurist Paride dal Pozzo (1410-1493). He worked for the Aragonese court in Naples and considered duelling as central to chivalric codes of behaviour, for which he needed to justify the legitimacy of war itself. This led to a systematisation of both technical and cultural issues with the practice of duelling, which was of great influence across Europe. However, duelling was condemned by the Council of Trent which led to this work being included in the Index of books to be expurgated.
One of dal Pozzo's innovations was the use of the language of duelling, which in this edition is in the vernacular. The treatise was also published in Latin by Riessinger, the first printer in Naples, at about the same time (dated in ISTC to [1476-1477])
This is the Italian edition which was reset, with updated spelling and punctuation, and printed in Venice in 1540. Chapters were integrated into Book 5 of Achille Marozzo's 1536 treatise Opera nova
Lower joint starting; upper joint splitting; foot of spine chipped. Venice, n.publ., 1540, 176 lvs., woodcut title-vignette, 17th cent. calf, sm. 8vo
Libro de Re, Imperatori, Principi, Signori, Gentil'homini & de tutti Armigeri, continente Disfide, Concordie, Pace, Casi accadenti & Iudicii, con ragione, Exempli & Authoritate de Poeti, Hystoriographi, Philosophi, Legisti, Canonisti & Ecclesiastici. Opera dignissima, & utilissima ad tutti gli spiriti gentili
A treatise on duelling for soldiers and princes
The first systematic treatise on duelling written by the Neapolitan jurist Paride dal Pozzo (1410-1493). He worked for the Aragonese court in Naples and considered duelling as central to chivalric codes of behaviour, for which he needed to justify the legitimacy of war itself. This led to a systematisation of both technical and cultural issues with the practice of duelling, which was of great influence across Europe. However, duelling was condemned by the Council of Trent which led to this work being included in the Index of books to be expurgated.
One of dal Pozzo's innovations was the use of the language of duelling, which in this edition is in the vernacular. The treatise was also published in Latin by Riessinger, the first printer in Naples, at about the same time (dated in ISTC to [1476-1477])
This is the Italian edition which was reset, with updated spelling and punctuation, and printed in Venice in 1540. Chapters were integrated into Book 5 of Achille Marozzo's 1536 treatise Opera nova
Lower joint starting; upper joint splitting; foot of spine chipped. Venice, n.publ., 1540, 176 lvs., woodcut title-vignette, 17th cent. calf, sm. 8vo
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