A glimpse of these forgotten arts. Metodologie di recupero del sapere marziale.

• Main Author: Sara Colciago
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Bologna 2014-07-01
• Series: Antropologia e Teatro
• Subjects: hema; scherma storica; I.33
• Online Access: http://antropologiaeteatro.unibo.it/article/view/4397

Even though Fechtbücher (combat manuals) are written documents, they represent the attempt to archive physical knowledge which can only be effectively understood and communicated by a human body reactivating its content, making it again available after the manual was written. Starting from that assumption, and building on direct evidence provided by researchers and fencers, this survey focuses on the analysis of the work conducted on MS I.33 (London Tower Fechtbuch) in an attempt to recover the knowledge of sword and buckler fencing in the late 13th century. Particular interest is raised by the comparison between the different approaches chosen by two research centers (Sala d'Arme Achille Marozzo and ASD Septem Custodie), which resulted in the production of two different texts.