Liancour’s 1686 Le Maitre d’Armes presents a plate with five figures, each of which illustrates core principles of his approach. So far as I am aware, no one to date has pointed out that the descriptions and images for figures four and five are reversed. It is a minor point, perhaps, but important when reconstructing Liancour’s method. Historical fencers rely heavily on text and plates (when the latter are present), but in this case they may be confused and juxtapose these two core actions.
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I think the thrust is outside the blade of the parry in one illustration and inside the blade on the other?
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Max! That is quite possible–the arm is higher in 5 than in four, though the hand still appears to be in quarte. Again, thank you for your help with the estramacon parry!
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