| Les secrets du premier livre sur l'espée seule |
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| Secrets of the Premier Book on the Single Sword |
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| USTC ID |
30050 |
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| Author(s) |
Henry de Sainct Didier |
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| Illustrated by |
Unknown |
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| Dedicated to |
Charles IX of France |
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| Place of origin |
Paris, France |
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| Language |
Middle French |
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| Genre(s) |
Fencing manual |
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| Publication date |
1573 |
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| Pages |
180 pages |
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| Treatise scans |
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The title of this article contains the character é. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Les secrets du premier livre sur l'espée seule (Henry de Sainct Didier).
Les secrets du premier livre sur l'espée seule ("Secrets of the Premier Book on the Single Sword") is a French fencing manual written by Henry de Sainct Didier and printed in 1573.[1] The treatise is lavishly illustrated and stands out as the oldest surviving French treatise on fencing with the sword.
Publication History
The first edition of Les secrets du premier livre sur l'espée seule was printed in Paris, France on 4 June 1573 by Jean Mettayer and Matthurin Challenge. Sainct Didier secured a royal privilege to prevent unauthorized reproduction for a period of ten years, but no additional printings are known to exist before a facsimile was produced in 1907 by the Société du Livre d'Art Ancien et Moderne.
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