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Truthe of the Sworde (MS Harley 4206)
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| Truthe of the Sworde | |||||
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| MS Harley 4206, British Library London, United Kingdom | |||||
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| Type | Fencing manual | ||||
| Date | 1676 | ||||
| Place of origin | Newcastle, England | ||||
| Language(s) | English | ||||
| Author(s) | William Cavendish of Newcastle | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
Truthe of the Sworde (MS Harley 4206) is an English fencing manual written in 1676 by William 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.
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