Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Il fior di battaglia / Fiore dei Liberi
Italy, Venice, early 15th century
MS M.383 fol. 11v

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Pairs of combatants:
1) Scene, Sports and Games: Combat -- At upper left, one of two pupils, holding hilt of raised sword with both hands, confronts second pupil, wearing garter on left leg, grasping blade of sword with left hand, with right hand on hilt, holds sword across hands of first pupil.
2) Scene, Sports and Games: Combat -- At upper right, one of two pupils, right hand on hilt of sword, grasping blade with left hand, stands looking back over left shoulder at second pupil, wearing garter on left leg, with right hand on hilt, grasping blade with left hand, holding hilt of sword to head of first pupil.
3) Scene, Sports and Games: Combat -- At lower left, one of two pupils, right hand on hilt of sword, grasping blade with left hand, stands facing second pupil, wearing garter on left leg, with right hand on hilt, grasping blade with left hand, holding hilt of sword to head of first pupil.
4) Scene, Sports and Games: Combat -- At lower right, pupil, holding hilt of sword with right hand and grasping blade with left hand, stabs master (?) in torso; master, crowned (?), wearing garter on right leg, grasps with left hand, right wrist of pupil, and holding hilt of sword with raised right hand, stabs head of pupil.