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Pedro de Heredia | |
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Occupation | Governor |
Nationality | Spanish |
Genres | Fencing manual |
Language | Middle French |
Notable work(s) | Book of Lessons |
Principal manuscript(s) |
Pedro de Heredia was a 17th century Spanish governor of a region in Belgium and captain of cavalry from 1615-1645.
Contents
- 1 Treatises
- 1.1 Preface
- 1.1.1 Section 1 - How one must accommodate the body to get into a good posture.
- 1.1.2 Section 2 - The four principle guards of the single sword.
- 1.1.3 Section 3 - Counterguards to the aforementioned.
- 1.1.4 Section 4 - It is also important to know how our body can operate.
- 1.1.5 Section 5 - The most notable points of warning that must be observed in several places.
- 1.1.6 Section 6 - Knowing which is the correct[1] or false edge of the sword.
- 1.1.7 Section 7 - Four ways of passing.
- 1.1.8 Section 8 - Knowing which are the kind of times.
- 1.1.9 Section 9 - Which kind are being in and out of measure.
- 1.1.10 Section 10 - How to win the measure.
- 1.1.11 Section 11 - What is the strong and the weak of the sword.
- 1.1.12 Section 12 - Understanding when one is on guard with advantage.
- 1.1.13 Section 13 - Jargon definitions that are observed for the intelligence of fencing.
- 1.2 Single Sword Play
- 1.3 Sword and Dagger Play
- 1.4 Copyright and License Summary
- 1.1 Preface
- 2 Additional Resources
- 3 References
Treatises
Illustrations |
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For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
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Transcription | Lionel Lauvernay, Olivier Dupuis, Philippe Errard, Didier de Grenier | Livre des Lecons |
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ Droit can mean "right" (as in not left or not wrong) or "correct" (as in not incorrect) or "true" (as in not false). All are likely acceptable.
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