Unboxing of Achille Marozzo's 1550 Opera Nova

Academie Duello recently acquired a copy of Achille Marozzo's Opera Nova fencing manuscript labelled as a 1550 printing. We received the manuscript by Fedex from the auction house in Amsterdam on November 13th, we unboxed in later that evening to a lot of fanfare and fun comments. This video will take you along for that ride, along with giddiness and all and give you a first glimpse of this manuscript, which is in beautiful condition and soon to be on display at Academie Duello in Vancouver BC.

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[dsrtjedi]

Great buy! Interesting that you only put a latex glove on the right hand, but continued to touch it with the ungloved left hand!

[dhcompanyman]

WOW, What restraint you have shown.... I'm certain I would have opened it much more quickly than that, that 2:07 took forever for me.... Nice buy, gents, nice buy indeed!

[Shannariano]

I'm pretty sure the price of this book isn't a thing you'll want to say, but what's the range?

[shamisenfoil]

excellent piece ^^'

[MarkHolgate]

... by the kind gods 'tis most ignobly done to pluck me by the beard ....

congrats on a great acquistion