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17 - Marcelli, Francesco Antonio. Rules of Fencing. Rome, Ercole, 1686., First edition dedicated to Queen Christina of Sweden
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Marcelli, Francesco Antonio. Rules of Fencing. Rome, Ercole, 1686., First edition dedicated to Queen Christina of Sweden Marcelli, Francesco Antonio. Rules of Fencing. Rome, Ercole, 1686. Quarto (220 x 160 mm); [10], 161, [15]; [10], 113, [9] pages. Chalcographic frontispiece, wood-engraved typographic friezes, 34 copper-engraved plates in the text (discoloration, some stains, a few tears). Contemporary full-parchment binding, 5-rib spine with handwritten title, sprayed edges (worn). The Marcelli family formed a veritable dynasty of masters of arms, and seven of its members are depicted in the frontispiece. The work represents one of the most accomplished examples of the Roman fencing school of the second half of the 17th century, featuring beautiful plates—engraved from the author’s original drawings—that illustrate the various positions and movements of fencing. First edition dedicated to Queen Christina of Sweden
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