Opera Nova

Authors

Antonio Manciolino

Translations

Wiktenauer Entry

The Complete Renaissance Swordsman: A Guide to the Use of All Manner of Weapons: Antonio Manciolino's Opera Nova (1531) by Tom Leoni

Weapons

Partisan and Rotella

Ronca

Sidesword and Cloak

Sidesword and Dagger

Sidesword and Large Buckler

Sidesword and Rotella

Sidesword and Small Buckler

Spear

Spiedo

Sections

Book 6

Play of Spiedo against Spiedo

Play 1

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Guard

Chinghiara Porta di Fero (Wild Boar Iron Gate) (1 plays)

Coda Lunga e Alta (Long and High Tail) (1 plays)

Guardia Alta (High Guard) (9 plays)

Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard) (7 plays)

Guardia di Testa (Head Guard) (7 plays)

Porta di Ferro Larga (Wide Iron Gate) (1 plays)

Porta di Ferro Stretta (Narrow Iron Gate) (2 plays)

Sopra il Braccio (Over-the-arm Guard) (6 plays)

Sotto il Braccio (Under-the-arm Guard) (1 plays)

Technique

Attack (3 plays)

Buckler defends head (2 plays)

Falso (False) (4 plays)

Feint Mandritto (1 plays)

Feint Montante (1 plays)

Feint Riverso (5 plays)

Feint Stramazone (2 plays)

Fendente (To the Teeth) (1 plays)

Half Mandritto (1 plays)

Imbrocatta (Indirect Thrust) (1 plays)

Join Sword and Buckler (1 plays)

Lateral Falso (1 plays)

Mandritto (Straight-Handed) (14 plays)

Mezza Volta (Half Turn) (2 plays)

Montante (Mast) (2 plays)

Parry (5 plays)

Parry with Falso (1 plays)

Riverso (Reverse) (9 plays)

Riverso Spinto (Pushed Reverse) (1 plays)

Sideways Riverso (1 plays)

Slice (1 plays)

Stramazone (6 plays)

Sword under Buckler (1 plays)

Thrust (4 plays)

Void (1 plays)

Target

Face (8 plays)

Flank (1 plays)

Head (3 plays)

Leg (2 plays)

Right Hand (5 plays)

Right Side (1 plays)

Right Temple (1 plays)

Sword (2 plays)

Thigh (3 plays)

Footwork

Gather right foot forward then pass left foot forward (1 plays)

Pass left foot forward (2 plays)

Pass left foot to his right (1 plays)

Pass left foot to his right with right foot following behind (1 plays)

Pass right foot backward (5 plays)

Pass right foot forward (2 plays)

Pass right foot to his left with left foot following behind (1 plays)

Step forward with right foot (2 plays)