Nouveau traité de l'art des armes (1778)
- Author
- Nicolas Demeuse
- Year
- 1778
- Art
- Fencing
- Type
- Technique
- Level
- Study & history
- Language
- French
- Rights
- Public domain
Summary
1778 treatise by Nicolas Demeuse on the art of arms (small sword), with plates.
Why it matters
It documents fencing in Liège and France at the end of the Ancien Régime.
Original edition
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- Internet Archive: DemeuseNouveauTraitDeLartDesArmes
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.