Filippo Vadi

Also known as

Philippo di Vadi · Philippo di Vadi Pisano

Description

Fifteenth-century fencing master from Pisa, perhaps the Philippo Vadi who served the d'Este of Ferrara. His De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi, given to Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, in 1482–1487, closely follows Fiore dei Liberi's work, with departures in names and method; it links Fiore and the Bolognese school.

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• menu_bookIl Fior di Battagliainfo

  dei Liberi school

  Probable

  Probable

  Independent sources state the influence; the means is inferred.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  “Vadi was clearly influenced by the teachings of Fiore de'i Liberi, as the illustrated portion of his treatise closely resembles those of the earlier master.”

  — Philippo di Vadi - Wiktenauer. Wiktenauer link history info

  “The illustrations and techniques in the treatise suggest that Vadi was influenced by the work of Fiore dei Liberi, author of the Flos Duellatorum.”

  — Filippo Vadi - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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  “Vadi was a disciple of the dei Liberi “school,” but his work has departures in nomenclature and methodology, and may either represent a subtradition of the dei Liberi heritage or be evidence of the school’s evolution during the fifteenth century.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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  Fiore dei Liberi

  dei Liberi school · Il Fior di Battaglia

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