{"product_id":"the-free-master-of-arms-9781913066024","title":"The Free Master of Arms","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rob Runacres | Anne Chauvat | Keith Farrell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fallen Rook Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fallen Rook Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fencing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1653, Charles Besnard's Le maistre d'arme liberal (The Free Master of Arms) was the fencing master's \"treatise of the theory of the art and practice of the single sword or the foil\", in which he also discussed the contemporary matter of duelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough apparently little known in its time, by the 19th century, the treatise was accorded considerable prestige by fencing historians as the first known work of the modern French school of fencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis modern edition sees Besnard's treatise transcribed and translated in full, complete with the original pictures, as well as a detailed historical background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46448557588631,"sku":"9781913066024","price":2244.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781913066024.webp?v=1769144063","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-free-master-of-arms-9781913066024","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}