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Giacomo di Grassi, His True Arte of Defence
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Giacomo di Grassi, His True Arte of Defence

Treatise 1594 English United Kingdom

GERONIMO?, Giacomo di Grassi

English translation of Grassi, London, 1594. Thimm also preserves Castle's later note concerning the translator traditionally identified as Geronimo.

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TitleGiacomo di Grassi, His True Arte of Defence
AuthorGERONIMO?, Giacomo di Grassi
Earliest publication date1594
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeTreatise
Authority statement
Giacomo di Grassi; translated by J. G.
Fencing
Authority Roles
Author
GERONIMO?, Giacomo di Grassi
Edition History
Giacomo di Grassi, His True Arte of Defence 1594
CityLondon
Publishersoldwithin Temple Barre at the sign of the Hand and Starre
PrinterNot specified
Format4°
Pages[184] p.
Dimensions18 cm
Source pages: 141. Bracketed notes: ["eronimo?", "\"Plusieursauteursnesemblentpas accorderà Grassilaplacequiluirevient dans l'escrime de son époque sans vouloir le comparer à Marozzo et à Agrippa, ilfautlui reconnaître certaines tendancesartistiques qui ontdû êtrepourquelquechosedanslechoixqu'afaitSaint-Didier, notrepremier auteurfrançais. Cedernier, en effet,danslacompositiondesonouvrage, apris Grassipourguideprincipal, etàcetitreletraitédu maîtreitalien, apournous uncaractèreéminemmentintéressant.\"-Vigeant."] London: sold within Temple Bar at the sign of the Hand and Star.

Quality phase 122: Exact 1594 digital manifestation. Core metadata reviewed from the exact institutional surrogate.

Physical description verified against an exact-manifestation external catalog record in quality phase 141 (2026-08-15).
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Internet Archive facsimile - His True Arte of Defence
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Wiktenauer article - DiGrassi his true Arte of Defence (Giacomo di Grassi)
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Imported from Wiktenauer Books batch 2 on 2026-07-17. Source row 28; confidence=high.
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Scholarly References
Thimm entry 891
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 132 · Entry 891
Thimm entry 892
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 132 · Entry 892
Thimm entry 947
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 141 · Entry 947
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Primary edition Giacomo di Grassi, His True Arte of Defence
Publisher soldwithin Temple Barre at the sign of the Hand and Starre
City London
Format 4°
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