Camillo Agrippa, "Trattato di scienza d'arme. Et un dialogo in detta materia", 1553
A portrait of Camillo Agrippa found in his treatise |
The 1604 edition was published in Venice by R. Meglietti, 4to. Contemp. limp vellum. with engraved title incorporating a portrait of the author in rich allegorical borders, 9 double-pages, 1 full-page, and 33 half-pages of engravings by Giulio Fontana.
Agrippa was a contemporary of Michelangelo, and the two were probably acquainted (or so Agrippa claims in his later treatise on transporting the obelisk to the Piazza San Pietro).
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Credits: This electronic version of Agrippa's book was sourced courtesy of 'http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/fencing/masters.html'. This online book has been "re-worked and re-webbed" by ) on behalf of the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts, November 1998.