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The Art of Fencing

by Monsieur L'Abbat

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Use of the Small-Sword
  4. 4Chap. II — Of Guard
  5. 51st. Plate
  6. 62d Plate
  7. 7Chap. III — Of Pushing Quart
  8. 8Chap. IV — Of the Parade of Quart
  9. 93rd Plate
  10. 104th. Plate — Chap. V — Of Pushing Tierce Without, or on the Outside…
  11. 115th. Plate
  12. 12Chap. VI — Of Pushing Seconde
  13. 13Chap. VII — The Parades of Seconde
  14. 14Chap. VIII — Of Quart Under the Wrist
  15. 157th. Plate — Chap. IX — Of Flanconnade
  16. 168th. Plate — Chap. X — Of Parades
  17. 17Chap. XI — Of the Demarches, or Manner of Advancing and Retiring
  18. 18Chap. XII — Of Disengagements
  19. 19Chap. XIII — Of Feints
  20. 20Chap. XIV — Of Cutting Over the Point of the Sword
  21. 21Chap. XV — Of the Reprise, or Redoubled Thrust
  22. 22Chap. XVI — Of Passing Quarte Within the Sword
  23. 239th. Plate
  24. 2410th. Plate
  25. 25Chap. XVII — Of Volting the Body
  26. 26Chap. XVIII — Of Joining or Seizing the Sword
  27. 2711th. Plate
  28. 28Chap. XIX — Of Engaging in Quarte in a Midling Guard
  29. 29Chap. XX — Of Engaging in Tierce in the Midling Guard
  30. 30Chap. XXI — Of Several Guards, and the Manner of Attacking Them
  31. 3112th. Plate
  32. 32Chap. XXII — Of Left-handed Men
  33. 33Chap. XXIII — Of the Parade of the Hand
  34. 34Chap. XXIV — Of the Beat of the Foot, in Closing the Measure, or in…
  35. 35Chap. XXV — Of the Good Effects of a Nice Discernment of the Eye
  36. 36Chap. XXVI — Of Time
  37. 37Chap. XXVII — Of Swiftness
  38. 38Chap. XXVIII — Of Measure
  39. 39Chap. XXIX — Of the Necessity of Some Qualities in a Master
  40. 40Chap. XXX — Rules for Pushing and Parrying at the Wall, and for Mak…
  41. 41Chap. XXXI — Against Several Erroneous Opinions
  42. 42Thrusts of Emulation for Prizes, Wagers &c.

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