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Prattica e theorica del bene adoperare tutte le sorti di arme
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Prattica e theorica del bene adoperare tutte le sorti di arme

Manuscript Italian Italy

Giovan Antonio Lovino

Source section: collection; source row 11.

Vellum manuscript in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, dedicated to Henry III; 1764 and 1854 are dates of citing bibliographies, not the manuscript.

Duplicate work 2360 consolidated in quality phase 323 (2026-09-04).

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Duplicate work 3093 consolidated in quality phase 323 (2026-09-04).

Manuscript work attributed to Giovanni Antonio Lovino and described by Gelli from a second-hand bibliographic witness rather than direct inspection. Manuscript known to Gelli through a second-hand bibliographic witness; no date or unsupported physical details asserted. Individually bibliographically reviewed in phase 95 against the complete source entry and, where needed, independent catalogue evidence.

Duplicate work 3263 consolidated in quality phase 323 (2026-09-04).

Quality phase 323 identity correction: three records were consolidated as the single illuminated presentation manuscript BnF Italien 959, made at Milan circa 1580. The work has no formal title; the supplied title follows the wording of Lovino’s dedication.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitlePrattica e theorica del bene adoperare tutte le sorti di arme
AuthorGiovan Antonio Lovino
Earliest publication dateUnknown
LanguageItalian
CountryItaly
Document typeManuscript
Authority statement
Giovan Antonio Lovino
FencingSwordsmanship Sword
Authority Roles
Author
Giovan Antonio Lovino
Edition History
Modo di cacciare mano alla spada — BnF MS Italien 959 1580
CityMilano
PublisherNot specified
PrinterNot specified
FormatIlluminated presentation manuscript
PagesIV + 80 folios
DimensionsNot specified
Primary edition created from UMass Lord Collection import on 2026-07-17.

Vellum manuscript in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, dedicated to Henry III; 1764 and 1854 are dates of citing bibliographies, not the manuscript.

Quality phase 101l: non-geographic value removed from city field after individual review.

Quality phase 101o year decision [manuscript_or_century_only]: undated manuscript or witness described only by a broad century; exact publication year intentionally left unset.

Duplicate edition 2369 consolidated in quality phase 323 (2026-09-04).

Witness edition realigned on 2026-07-18 after batch 4/5 alignment audit.

Duplicate edition 3102 consolidated in quality phase 323 (2026-09-04).

Gelli cites this manuscript through G. F. de Bure's Bibliographie instructive (Paris, 1764). The local record should therefore preserve that the present notice comes through a secondary source witness.

Quality phase 101o year decision [manuscript_or_century_only]: undated manuscript or witness described only by a broad century; exact publication year intentionally left unset.

Duplicate edition 3299 consolidated in quality phase 323 (2026-09-04).

Quality phase 323: normalized as the unique BnF MS Italien 959 manuscript, produced at Milan circa 1580. Gallery coverage runs through preliminary folio IV and folio 80v; the work contains 66 illuminated combat miniatures. No print imprint applies.
Digital Witnesses
BnF MS Italien 959 — digital facsimile
Catalogue IIIF/HTML
Gallica / Bibliothèque nationale de France · open
Official full-colour digital facsimile linked in quality phase 323.
BnF MS Italien 959 — manuscript catalogue
Catalogue HTML
Bibliothèque nationale de France · open
Official manuscript catalogue linked in quality phase 323.
Wiktenauer manuscript article - Modo di cacciare mano all spada (MS Italien 959)
HTML OCR
Wiktenauer · open
Realigned to the correct staging source on 2026-07-18 after batch 4/5 alignment audit. Moved from duplicate edition 3102 in quality phase 323 (2026-09-04).
UMass Lord Collection PDF - G.A. Lovino, Traite d'Escrime
PDF
UMass Amherst - Raymond J. Lord Collection · open
Imported as a new work from UMass Lord no-local-match assessment on 2026-07-17.
Scholarly References
Gelli entry GEL-P164-E001
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 164 · Entry 001
Thimm entry 1307
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 196 · Entry 1307