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Paradoxes of defence : wherein is proued the true grounds of fight to be in the short auncient weapons, and that the short sword hath aduantage of the long sword or long rapier. And the weakenesse and imperfection of the rapier-fights displayed. Together with an admonition to the noble, ancient, victorious, valiant, and most braue nation of Englishmen, to beware of false teachers of defence, and how they forsake their owne naturall fights: with a briefe commendation of the noble science or exercising of armes. By George Siluer Gentleman.
LIBRA STC 22554
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Van Pelt - Microtext STC I Reel 975:17.
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Silver, George, active 1599.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 975:17.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fencing--Early works to 1800.
- Fencing.
- Physical Description:
- 12 unnumbered pages, 72 pages, plate : illustrations (woodcut)
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- George Siluer his Paradoxes of defence.
- George Silver his Paradoxes of defence.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed [by Richard Field] for Edvvard Blount, 1599.
- Notes:
- Printer's name from STC.
- The first leaf is blank.
- Running title reads: George Siluer his Paradoxes of defence.
- The "plate" is a woodcut.
- Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1963. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 975:17). s1963 miun a
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd ed.) 22554.
- OCLC:
- 55191598
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