Joseph Swetnam
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Joseph Swetnam was an English pamphleteer and fencing master. He is best known for his 1615 treatise The araignment of lewde, idle, froward and unconstant women and a fencing handbook published in 161
Joseph Swetnam. Recht-banck Teghen de Regiersuchtighe Vrouwen. Amsterdam: Michiel de Groot, 1670.
Swetnam, the Woman-hater, arraigned by women, printed by William Stansby for Richard Meighen, 1620
True guard for rapier and dagger as described by Swetnam.
Rapier
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A rapier is a type of sword originally used in Spain and Italy. The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. Known for its elegant
Joseph Swetnam
…to print it—according to Swetnam. There is no record of his employment in Henry's service. The treatise itself is a manual detailing the use of the rapier, rapier and dagger, backsword, sword and dagger, and quarterstaff, prefaced with eleven chapters of moral and social advice relating to fencing…
Espada ropera, first half of the 17th century
Swept hilt, an Italian fashion
Swept hilt, an Italian fashion
Pappenheimer, a German innovation