The Art of Fencing; or, The Use of the Small Sword (1734)
Summary
Manual by the Toulouse fencing master Labat on the small sword: guards, attacks, parries and bouts.
Why it matters
It is a link between duelling and sport fencing; the 1734 English translation brought the French method to Britain.
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- Project Gutenberg: eBook #12135
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.