Primo Magistro di Zogho Largo
— first master of the wide play
Fiore's first crowned Master of the Wide Play. Swords cross at the tips; a quick turn of the blade brings the point into the face.
In the zogho largo — wide play, the distance fencing of the spada a due mani — the first crowned Remedy Master shows what to do at the instant the points cross. The script is preserved across two plates: the Master at the crossing, and his Scholar completing the thrust. The play is short, geometric, and exemplary of Fiore's principle that the first action at the bind is everything.
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Incrosada in punta di spada
— crossing at the points
Both fencers' swords meet at the tips in a low-commitment bind at long range. The Master stands crowned, indicating that the answer is already decided.
Next → Give the sword a sharp turn around their point · step 2: Do volta di spada
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From the manuals
- ⅠFiore dei Liberi— Getty MS Ludwig XV 13, fol. 25r
“Per incrosar cum ti a punta di spada”
The Getty preserves the play across the Master plate and the Scholar plate. The Pisani-Dossi verse adds: 'For crossing with you at the point of the sword, I will give my sword a turn and find your face.'
Read on Wiktenauer ↗ - ⅡMorgan MS M.383— fol. 13v
The Morgan copy preserves the same Master + Scholar pair, with the same captions in a slightly different hand.
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