Discours de la théorie de la pratique et de l’excellence des armes (André des Bordes)

Discours de la théorie de la pratique et de l’excellence des armes
Discourse on Theory, Practice, and Excellence at Arms
Author(s)	André des Bordes
Illustrated by	Unknown
Dedicated to	Henri II of Lorraine
Place of origin	Nancy, France
Language	Middle French
Genre(s)	Fencing manual
Sources	MS 14/10 (1555-60)
Publication date	1610
Pages	66 pages
Treatise scans	Digital scans

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Discours de la théorie de la pratique et de l’excellence des armes ("Discourse on Theory, Practice, and Excellence at Arms") is a French fencing manual written by André des Bordes and printed in 1610.^{[citation needed]} It seems to be largely just an abbreviated French translation of Camillo Palladini's 1555 Italian treatise Discorso di Camillo Palladini Bolognese sopra l'arte della scherma come l'arte della scherma è necessaria à chi si diletta d'arme (De Walden Library 14/10).

Publication History

The first edition of Discours de la théorie de la pratique et de l’excellence des armes was printed in Nancy, France in 1610.

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