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Fencing master and writer from the Netherlands (1574-1629), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Gerard Thibault

NetherlandsWritersLived 1574 to 1629 · aged 55
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Gérard Thibault of Antwerp was a fencing master and writer of the 1628 rapier manual Academie de l'Espée. Thibault was from the Southern Netherlands which is today Belgium.

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Chapter 43, Plate XII of Académie de l'Espée, describing the correct way to fight a left-handed swordsmanChapter 43, Plate XII of Académie de l'Espée, describing the correct way to fight a left-handed swordsmanWatercolor by Torrentius in the album amicorum of Thibault, incl. the six-point star from the coat of arms of the Thibault familyWatercolor by Torrentius in the album amicorum of Thibault, incl. the six-point star from the coat of arms of the Thibault familySeveral versions of Thibault's "mysterious circle" from chapter 1 of Academie de l'Espée.Several versions of Thibault's "mysterious circle" from chapter 1 of Academie de l'Espée.

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Gérard Thibault of Antwerp was a fencing master and writer of the 1628 rapier manual Academie de l'Espée. Thibault was from the Southern Netherlands which is today Belgium. His manual is one of the most detailed and elaborate extant sources on rapier combat, painstakingly utilizing geometry and logic to defend his unorthodox style of swordsmanship.

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Netherlands
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1574 to 1629 · aged 55
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