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Oplomachy [...] In which with moral, political, and military doctrine, and with the means of figures, one deals with the theory and practice of handling, and the use of weapons. Distinguished in three speeches of pike, halberd, and musket, 1621

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€ 300 - 400

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€ 896

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Information

Siena, Hercole Gori, 1621. In 4th oblong. Frontispiece in figured frame, two portraits engraved on copper in elegant decorative frames, with 53 plates finely engraved in copper, stains on the first 2 cards, halos of wet on several issues, missing paper Q3, binding of the century. XVIII in marbled calfskin, on the back compartments gold floral decorations, red cuts.


Specialist Notes

First and only edition of one of the most curious and elegant fencing treatises dedicated to the English gentleman Don Kenelmo Giorgio Digby. The plates engraved by Bertelli seem to be inspired by the genius of Callot. Each portrays two or more figures of soldiers in their equipment and curious and picturesque costumes; 34 are related to the fight with the pike, 4 with the halberd and 15 with the musket.

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