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LE PERCHE DU COUDRAY (Jean-Baptiste).

L'exercice des armes ou le maniment du fleuret pour ayder la memoire de ceux qui sont amateurs de cet art

Paris
N. Bonnart
[1676]

Verkocht

In-4° oblong, titre gravé, 35 planches gravées la plupart accompagnées d'un feuillet de texte explicatif. (complet). Trou marginal réparé dans la page de titre. Demi veau de l'époque, plats marbrés (usé)

Rare first edition of an important, entirely engr. work on the art of fencing. Vigeant pp. 103-104. Although Le Perche, according to Vigeant, was no great author nor an accomplished draughtsman, he nevertheless belonged to the prime of French fencing-masters. ""La Perche's 'Exercice des armes (.)', contains (.) far sounder principles than the works of the royally favoured La Tousche. If he is really to be considered as the first who insisted on the importance of the 'riposte', Le Perche can be looked upon as the father of the modern French school."" (Castle)