Antiguos tratados de esgrima (siglo XVII) (1600s (ed. 1898))
Summary
1898 reprint of 17th-century Spanish fencing treatises by Luis Pacheco de Narváez and Cristóbal de Cala.
Why it matters
The Spanish “verdadera destreza” was one of Europe’s great fencing schools.
Original edition
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- Internet Archive: antiguostratado00calagoog
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.