Fencing : a Renaissance treatise

Fencing : a Renaissance treatise / by Camillo Agrippa ; translated and with an introduction by Ken Mondschein.

"Agrippa's Treatise, first published in 1553, is considered a fundamental text of Western swordsmanship. It examines the art, reduces it to its principles, and reconstructs it according to concepts of art, science and philosophy. Introduction, glossary, notes, appendix, bibliography, 67 or...

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Main Author: Agrippa, Camillo, -1595?
Other Authors: Mondschein, Ken
Format: Book
Language:English
Italian
Published: New York : Ithaca Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Fencing > Early works to 1800.
Swordplay > Early works to 1800.
Uniform Title:Trattato di scientia d'arme.
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Summary:"Agrippa's Treatise, first published in 1553, is considered a fundamental text of Western swordsmanship. It examines the art, reduces it to its principles, and reconstructs it according to concepts of art, science and philosophy. Introduction, glossary, notes, appendix, bibliography, 67 original illustrations"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xciv, 138 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781599101293 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1599101297 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781599101507 (e-book)
1599101505 (e-book)

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