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| Truthe of the Sworde |
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MS Harley 4206, British Library
London, United Kingdom |
(No scans available) |
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| Type |
Fencing manual |
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| Date |
1676 |
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| Place of origin |
Newcastle, England |
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| Language(s) |
English |
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| Author(s) |
Henry Cavendish of Newcastle |
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| Illustrator(s) |
Unknown |
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| Material |
?? |
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| Size |
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| Format |
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| Script |
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Truthe of the Sworde (MS Harley 4206) is an English fencing manual written in 1676 by Henry Cavendish, Marquis of Newcastle.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the British Library in London, United Kingdom. This treatise includes illustrations inspired by those of Spanish master Luis Pacheco de Narvaez. A fragment of the chapter entitled "Mathematical Demonstration of the Sorde" was lost from the main text but survives as the MS Harley 5219.
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- ↑ Sydney Anglo. The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2000. p329 #82.
