| His Practice, in Two Books |
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Title page of the first edition |
| Full title |
His Practice, in Two Books:
the First Entreating the Use
of the Rapier and Dagger,
the Second of Honor and
Honorable Quarrels. |
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| Author(s) |
Vincentio Saviolo |
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| Translator(s) |
John Florio (?) |
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| Dedicated to |
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of
Essex |
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| Place of origin |
London, England |
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| Language |
English |
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| Genre(s) |
Fencing manual |
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| Publisher |
John Wolff |
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| Publication date |
1595 |
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| Pages |
152 |
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| Treatise scans |
Black and white photocopy
(1595) |
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His Practise, in Two Bookes is an English fencing manual written by Vincentio Saviolo and printed in 1595; it was possibly ghost-written by his friend John Florio, a noted British linguist and dictionarian.[1] The first book explains the use of the extremely popular rapier, both singly and with a dagger, apparently combining concepts from both Italian and Spanish schools of fence. The second, longer book treats the subject of honor and dueling.
George Silver's treatise Paradoxes of Defence, publish four years later in 1599, can be seen as a direct response to the teachings of Saviolo contained in this work.
Publication History
His Practise, in Two Bookes was published in London, England by John Wolff in 1595.
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- ↑ Hand, Stephen and Martinez, Ramon. "Spanish Influence in the Rapier Play of Vincentio Saviolo". Spada: Anthology of Swordsmanship. Ed. Stephen Hand. Union City, CA: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2002. p 132.
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