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The words of command and a brief explanation, embellished with engravings, representing the various cuts and attitudes of the new sword exercise

Book 1797 English United Kingdom

Richard Leach

Short Gelli notice for the Newcastle 1797 sword-exercise command manual.

Castle also records the 1797 Newcastle Richard Leach command manual for the new sword exercise.

M-block staging entry validated for model fit. Imported from staging batch duell-thimm-m, source entry 1215.

Duplicate work 2293 individually consolidated in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleThe words of command and a brief explanation, embellished with engravings, representing the various cuts and attitudes of the new sword exercise
AuthorRichard Leach
Earliest publication date1797
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeBook
Authority statement
Richard Leach
Military TrainingSwordsmanship Sword
Authority Roles
Author
Richard Leach
Edition History
The words of command and a brief explanation, embellished with engravings, representing the various cuts and attitudes of the new sword exercise 1797
CityNewcastle
PublisherNot specified
PrinterNot specified
Format8°
PagesEngraved cuts and attitudes of the sword exercise
DimensionsNot specified
Newcastle, 1797. Short Gelli notice.

Source pages: 186. Bracketed notes: ["Sergeant in the Norfolk Rangers"]

Duplicate edition 2302 individually consolidated in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).

Quality phase 423: Newcastle 1797 octavo and the presence of engravings are explicit in the reviewed bibliographic title; printer and extent remain unresolved.

Quality phase 465: the source confirms an illustrated Newcastle manifestation; exact pagination and imprint remain unresolved.
Digital Witnesses
Thimm bibliography — phase 465 edition 3629
Catalogue PDF
Thimm bibliography · open
Research witness linked in quality phase 465 (50-edition batch).
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Scholarly References
Castle entry CAS-P067-E003
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 67 · Entry CAS-P067-E003
Gelli entry GEL-P538-E001
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 538 · Entry GEL-P538-E001
Thimm entry 1239
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 186 · Entry 1239
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Digital status Catalogued
Primary edition The words of command and a brief explanation, embellished with engravings, representing the various cuts and attitudes of the new sword exercise
Publisher Not specified
City Newcastle
Format 8°
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