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A New, Short and Easy Method of Fencing; or the Art of the Broad and Small Sword, Rectified and Compendized

Book 1707 English United Kingdom

Sir William Hope

Gelli treats this as Hope's principal didactic work, with practical rules, reflections for fencing masters and amateurs, and notices concerning a projected Scottish royal fencing society.

Castle also records Hope of Balcomie's 1707 Edinburgh fencing manual with a large folded engraved plate sheet.

Vigeant 1882 considers the 1707 New, short, and Easy Method of Fencing Hope's principal work, noting the Edinburgh Watson printing, the 16 copper engravings on a large folded sheet, and the dedication plus advertisement to the masters.

Vigeant 1882 also records a 1714 Edinburgh octavo as the second edition of the 1707 New, short, and Easy Method of Fencing.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleA New, Short and Easy Method of Fencing; or the Art of the Broad and Small Sword, Rectified and Compendized
AuthorSir William Hope
Earliest publication date1707
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeBook
Authority statement
Sir William Hope
Fencing Sword
Authority Roles
Author
Sir William Hope
Edition History
A New, Short and Easy Method of Fencing; or the Art of the Broad and Small Sword, Rectified and Compendized 1707
CityEdinburgh
PublisherNot specified
PrinterJames Watson
Format4°
PagesNot specified
DimensionsNot specified
Edinburgh, 1707, printed by J. Watson. Gelli notes 16 engraved plates on a folding sheet.

Vigeant 1882, pp. 72-73: Edinburgh, printed by J. Watson, in Craig's-Close, on the North-side of the Cross, 1707. In-4to containing 16 copper engravings printed on a large folded sheet; dedication and advertisement to the masters.

Duplicate manifestation 1317 consolidated in quality phase 149 (2026-08-15). Alternate imported title: A New, Short, and Easy Method of Fencing: or the Art of the Broad and Small Sword, Rectified and Compendiz'd. Preserved source note: Source pages: 159. Bracketed notes: ["LateDeputy-Governour ofthe Castle of Edinburgh", "Onelargefoldedsheet, containing16figuresengravedoncopper."]

Vigeant 1882, pp. 72-73: duplicate shell merged into the canonical Hope 1707 work; Edinburgh Watson quarto with 16 copper engravings.
Art of Fighting with the Back-Sword, Sheering-Sword, SmallSword, andSwordand Pistol; freedfromtheErrors of the Schools. 2ndedition 1714
CityEdinburgh
PublisherJames Watson
PrinterNot specified
Format4°
PagesNot specified
DimensionsNot specified
Source pages: 159.

Vigeant 1882, p. 73: Edinburgh, 1714. Octavo second edition of the 1707 New, short, and Easy Method of Fencing.
Scholarly References
Castle entry CAS-P061-E001
Castle (1892)
Egerton Castle, Schools and Masters of Fence, from the Middle Ages to the End of the Eighteenth Century. With a complete bibliography. New and revised edition. London: George Bell & Sons, 1892.
Pages 61 · Entry CAS-P061-E001
Gelli entry GEL-P533-E001
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 533 · Entry GEL-P533-E001
Vigeant entry VIG-P072-E001
Vigeant (1882)
Arsène Vigeant, La Bibliographie de l'escrime ancienne et moderne. Paris: Imprimé par Motteroz, 1882.
Pages 72-73 · Entry VIG-P072-E001
Vigeant entry VIG-P073-E001
Vigeant (1882)
Arsène Vigeant, La Bibliographie de l'escrime ancienne et moderne. Paris: Imprimé par Motteroz, 1882.
Pages 73 · Entry VIG-P073-E001
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Primary edition Art of Fighting with the Back-Sword, Sheering-Sword, SmallSword, andSwordand Pistol; freedfromtheErrors of the Schools. 2ndedition
Publisher James Watson
City Edinburgh
Format 4°
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