Academie de l'espée /
Thibault, Gérard,-1627author.
Baudous, Robert Willemsz. de,1574 or 1575-approximately 1659,engraver.
Bolswert, Boëce van,approximately 1580-1633,engraver.
Bolswert, Schelte,approximately 1586-1659,engraver.
Borcht, Jacob van der,engraver.
Delff, Willem Jacobsz.,1580-1638,engraver.
Gauw, Gerard,-1638,engraver.
Gelle, Johann,-1625,engraver.
Iselberg, Peter,approximately 1568-approximately 1630,engraver.
Jode, Pieter de,1570-1634,engraver.
Jode, Pieter de,1606-approximately 1674,engraver.
Lastman, Claes Pietersz.,approximately 1586-1625,engraver.
Matham, Adriaen,1599-1660,engraver.
Panderen, Egbert van,1581-1637?,engraver.
Passe, Crispijn van de,approximately 1565-1637,engraver.
Pass, Simon van de,1595?-1647,engraver.
Queboren, Crispyn van de,1604?-1652,engraver.
Savery, Salomon,1594-1665,engraver.
Serwouters, Pieter,1586-1657,engraver.
Stock, Andries Jacobsz.,approximately 1580-approximately 1648,author.
Bailly, David,1584-1657,artist.
Officina Elzeviriana,printer.
Some copies include supplemental leaf at end, bearing colophon.
Imprint from colophon. "M" and "D" in date of publication expressed in apostrophic characters in colophon. Title page has date: MDCXXVIII. "D" in date of publication expressed in apostrophic characters on title page.
Pagination: Part 1: [4], 22, 8, 6, 10, 12, 6, 12, 6, 12, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6 pages, [11], XXXIII leaves of plates; part 2: 2, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 2, [2] pages, XIII leaves of plates.
Engraved title page.
The part of the work relating to the exercise on horseback was not published.
Plates are engravings. The unnumbered plates consist of: title page engraved by Schelte Bolswert and Gerard Gauw (the latter responsible for the lettering); portrait of the author engraved after a painting by David Bailly; 9 unsigned dedication plates. The numbered plates are nearly all on double leaves (apart from plate II in the first sequence) and are engraved by Johann Gelle (6 plates), Claes Pietersz. Lastman (3 plates), Crispijn van de Passe (1 plate), Andries Jacobsz. Stock (3 plates), Adriaen Matham (4 plates), Egbert van Panderen (4 plates), Robert Willemsz. de Baudous (1 plate), Peter Iselburg (1 plate), Willem Jacobsz. Delff (3 plates), Pieter Serwouters (3 plates), Schelte Bolswert (4 plates), Crispyn van de Queboren (5 plates), Boëce van Bolswert (2 plate), Salomon Savery (3 plates), Pieter de Jode (1 plate) [this could be either Pieter I or Pieter II de Jode], and Jacob van der Borcht (1 plate). 1 plate is unsigned.
Woodcut head- and tail-pieces (some populated); initials; initial borders.
Copinger, H.B. Elzevier Press
Willems, A. Elzevier
Fencing
Swords
Netherlands Leiden.