La théorie pratique de l’escrime, pour la pointe seule, avec des remarques pour l’assaut
Treatise1772FrenchFrance
Sieur Batier
B-block staging entry validated for model fit. Imported from staging batch duell-thimm-b, source entry 177. Duplicate work 3460 consolidated here in quality phase 98e (2026-08-14).
TitleLa théorie pratique de l’escrime, pour la pointe seule, avec des remarques pour l’assaut
AuthorSieur Batier
Earliest publication date1772
LanguageFrench
CountryFrance
Document typeTreatise
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Edition History
La théorie pratique de l’escrime, pour la pointe seule, avec des remarques pour l’assaut1772
CityParis
PublisherSimon
PrinterNot specified
Format12°
Pages1 engraved plate
DimensionsNot specified
Source pages: 33. Bracketed notes: ["or BATTIER", "--", "1engraving.", "A trialbycombat,formerlyallowedbyourlaws, wherethe defendant in an appealofmurdermightfightwiththeappellant, andmakeprooftherebyof hisguiltor innocence. SeeAPPEAL."] Paris, 1772, de l'imprimerie de la veuve Simon et fils, Rue des Mathurins. Gelli notes a Janinet engraving, dedication, warning, decorative borders, and describes the work as sought after and rather rare. Edition 3532 reconciled in quality phase 98e (2026-08-14).
Paris, 1770. Short-title Gelli witness for the Batier smallsword treatise. Transferred from duplicate work 3460 in quality phase 98e (2026-08-14).
Quality phase 100b: year corrected from the unverified Gelli short-title 1770 to 1772; BnF facsimile catalogue identifies 1772 as the original edition: https://www.hachettebnf.fr/livre/la-theorie-pratique-de-lescrime-pour-la-pointe-seule-9782019193461/
Quality phase 101b: publication city recovered from the explicit opening imprint in this note.
Duplicate edition 3531 individually consolidated in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).
Quality phase 464: Thimm records one engraved plate in the Paris 1772 Simon manifestation.
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Research witness linked in quality phase 464 (50-edition batch).