Discours des armes (MS 66S230)

Discours des armes
MS 66S230, Archives Municipales de Bordeaux Bordeaux, France
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Hagedorn Leng —
Wierschin — Hils —
Type	Fencing manual
Date	before 1623
Language(s)	French
Author(s)	Sieur Dancie
Material	Parchment
Size	368 folia

Discours des armes et methode pour bien tirer de l'espée et poignard ("Discourse of Armes and the Method to Properly Fence with the Sword and Dagger", MS 66S230), is a French fencing manual written by Sieur Dancie some time before his publication of L'espee de combat ou l'usage de la tire des armes in 1623. It currently rests in the holdings of the Archives Municipales de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France. It treats the use of the rapier, both alone and with the dagger.

Contents

Folio	Section
357r - 368r	Side sword by Sieur Dancie

Additional Resources

• Runacres, Rob; Ghesquiere, Thibault. The Sword of Combat or The Use of Fighting With Weapons. Lulu.com, 2014. ISBN 978-1291919691