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Leçons d’armes : du duel et de l’assaut : théorie complète sur l’art de l’escrime

Book 1862 French France

Cordelois

IPDJ catalogue MFN 334. Publication: Paris : J. Dumaine, 1872. Physical description: [6], 332 p., 28 pl., 21 fig. : il. ; 27 cm. IPDJ author line also notes engravings by M. Brown and the edition statement `2e ed. il.`; these were moved out of primary authorship.

Vigeant 1882 confirms that the 1872 J. Dumaine issue is a second edition conforming to the original 1862 publication, augmented by a portrait of the master and a historical chapter.

The illustrated Paris 1862 first edition and Paris 1873 second edition are consolidated in one work family.

Duplicate work 2200 individually consolidated in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).

Quality phase 195: the compound imported authority was removed; artistic responsibilities are represented by separate person links.

3 Editions
1 Resources
0 Holdings
3 References
Bibliographic Overview
TitleLeçons d’armes : du duel et de l’assaut : théorie complète sur l’art de l’escrime
AuthorCordelois
Earliest publication date1862
LanguageFrench
CountryFrance
Document typeBook
Authority statement
Cordelois; engravings by M. Brown; portrait by Paul Chenet
DuellingFencingHonour and Law
Authority Roles
Author
Cordelois
Illustrator
M. Brown, Paul Chenet
Edition History
Lecons d'armes : du duel et de l'assaut : theorie complete sur l'art de l'escrime 1862
CityParis
PublisherTanera
PrinterNot specified
FormatLarge 8vo
PagesNot specified
DimensionsNot specified
Vigeant 1882, p. 47: Paris, chez l'auteur, 23 rue de Provence, et a la Salle d'armes de la Maison Doree, 1862. Large 8vo with 28 engravings outside the text, engraved in steel by M. Brown. Vigeant especially values Cordelois's theories on attack.

Quality phase 101k: production/publication place recovered from an explicit, manifestation-matching statement after individual review.

Source pages: 78. Bracketed notes: ["Professeurd'escrime", "Éditionillustréede28 planchesgravéessur acierparM. Brown,professeur à l'Académie des Beaux-Art des Bruxelles. (28 plates comprising 42 figures.)"]

Duplicate edition 2209 individually consolidated in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).
Leçons d’armes : du duel et de l’assaut : théorie complète sur l’art de l’escrime 1872
CityParis
PublisherJ. Dumaine
PrinterJ. Dumaine
Format2e édition; grand 8vo
Pages[6], 332 p.
Dimensions27 cm
Paris : J. Dumaine, 1872. 2e ed. il. Imported from IPDJ catalogue MFN 334. Cover image extracted from the IPDJ search-result HTML.

Vigeant 1882 identifies the 1872 J. Dumaine issue as the second edition, conforming to the original 1862 edition but augmented with a portrait of Cordelois and a historical chapter.

Quality phase 195: the digitized title page corrects the imported 21 figures to 42 and identifies M. Brown and Paul Chenet separately.
Duduel et de l'assaut. Théoriecomplète sur l'art de l'escrime. 2e édition 1873
CityParis
PublisherJ. Dumaine
PrinterNot specified
Format
PagesNot specified
DimensionsNot specified
Source pages: 78. Bracketed notes: ["Portraitand28plates.", "Vol. XXII.p.715. \"TrialbyBattle.\" 1890. December. Vol. LXII. p. 618. \"The DuelloinFrance.\""]

Transferred from duplicate work 2200 in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).
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HTML catalogue witness imported on August 7, 2026 from Biblioteca do Desporto / IPDJ, MFN 334.
Scholarly References
Thimm entry 522
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 78 · Entry 522
Thimm entry 523 — Cordelois second edition and following Cornhill Magazine references
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 78 · Entry 523
Vigeant entry VIG-P047-E001
Vigeant (1882)
Arsène Vigeant, La Bibliographie de l'escrime ancienne et moderne. Paris: Imprimé par Motteroz, 1882.
Pages 47 · Entry VIG-P047-E001