My project explores the epistemic function of manuals for martial exercises from Italy and the Holy Roman Empire between 1400 and 1550. These books seemingly lack a straightforward text, mostly comprising brief instructions for martial techniques, at times accompanied by illustrations. Understanding their workings then requires analysing how they related to experimental practice and early modern ideas about knowledge, experience and the senses.
Miente Pietersma, MA
PhD student in History
Scholarship: Scholarship for PhD students
Title research: Easier Done than Said: Uncovering the Body in Knowledge Management in Italy and Germany 1400 - 1550
Working at KNIR: najaar 2022
University: University of Groningen
