Reinier Van Noort: 1 book
Swordplay
an anonymous illustrated Dutch treatise for fencing with rapier, sword and polearms from 1595
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Tucked away in the Newberry Library of Chicago is an anonymous manuscript entitled Schermkunst ('Art of Swordsmanship'), whose brief text and exquisite watercolours details fencing with the single sword, rapier and dagger, rapier and buckler, halberd, and full pike. Beyond its artistic charms, however,...
