ACADEMIE DE L'ESPEE. OU SE DEMONSTRENT PER REIGLES MATHEMATIQUES SUR LE FONDEMENT D'UN CERCLE MYSTERIEUX LE THEORIE ET PRATIQUE DES VRAIS ET JUSQU'A PRESENT INCOGNUS SECRETS DU MANIEMENT DES ARMES A PIED ET A CHEVAL.

THIBAULT, GIRARD (C.1574-1627)

Verlag: Leiden: B. & A. Elzevir. 1628, 1628

Beschreibung

Two parts in one volume, large folio 21 x 16 1/2 inches. Full eighteenth century calf- worn, boards detached. Engraved portrait of the author, 9 plates of coats-of-arms, 46 plates (plates complete), all but one double-page, by Crispin de Passe (1), Wilhelm Jacob Delff (3), J. Gilli (6), Crispian Quebon (6) and others, divided into 33 sections in the first part, and 13 sections in the second, each separately paginated. Numerous condition issues- most minor- Lacking engraved title, portrait repaired, 4 plates with repairs, mostly on the verso, some outer marginal minor splits. The last plate creased and with some tiny old holes- to the last two plates. HOWEVER A GOOD WORKING OR BREAKING COPY OF THIS MASTERPIECE ON FENCING. Two plates are enlarged copies of emblematic engravings in praise of fencing produced for Thibault around 1615 and the remainder are of fencers in either Roman costume or period seventeenth century costume. The most sumptuous book on fencing ever produced: a triumph of the art of book production with inspired typography blending seamlessly with very fine engraving. These folding plates are the largest produced on fencing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6869

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Titel: ACADEMIE DE L'ESPEE. OU SE DEMONSTRENT PER ...

Verlag: Leiden: B. & A. Elzevir. 1628

Erscheinungsdatum: 1628

Einband: Hardcover