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Domenico Angelo (1717〔 Swynnerton, C. in Barron, O. (ed) ''The Ancestor'', Number 8 1904 (Online at Archive.org )〕–1802), fencing master, was born in Leghorn, Italy, as Angelo Domenico Malevolti Tremamondo. According to the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', "Angelo was the first to emphasize fencing as a means of developing health, poise, and grace. As a result of his insight and influence, fencing changed from an art of war to a sport." It also calls his treatise, ''L’École des armes'' (1763; ''The School of Fencing'') a "classic".〔(Domenico Angelo ) at Encyclopædia Britannica.com.〕 ==Fencing schools== Soon after arriving in England he established Angelo's School of Arms in Carlisle House, Soho, London.〔F.H.W. Sheppard, ed. ''Survey of London'' volume 33 ''The Parish of St. Anne, Soho (north of Shaftesbury Avenue)'', London County Council, London: University of London, 1966, pp. 143–48, (online at British History Online ).〕 There he taught the aristocracy the fashionable art of Swordsmanship which they had previously had to go the continent to learn, and also set up a riding school in the former rear garden of the house. He was fencing instructor to the Royal Family. One of his tenants at Soho Square was the composer Johann Christian Bach (youngest son of J.S. Bach), harpsichord instructor to the Queen. With the help of artist Gwyn Delin, he had an instruction book published in England in 1763 which had 25 engraved plates demonstrating classic positions from the old schools of fencing. He then handed that school over to a son, and established himself at Eton, where his family continued to teach fencing for three more generations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Domenico Angelo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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