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Gerard Thibault

Header: Gerard Thibault
Also known as: Gerard Thibault; primary name: Thibault, Gerard; other name: Thibault d'Anvers, Gerard
Details: individual; author/poet; French; Male
Life dates: 1574-1627
Biography: Fencing-master and the author of the 'Académie de l'espée' of 1628, one of the most detailed and elaborate extant sources on rapier combat, painstakingly utilizing geometry and logic to defend his unorthodox style of swordsmanship
Bibliography: H.L. de la Fontaine Verwey, 'Uit her wereld van het boek III', pp.129-63 (on Thibault's album amicorum of 1615).

Museum number: 1872,0608.511 |
Producer name: Print made by:Schelte Adamsz. BolswertPrint made by:Gerrit Adriaensz. Gauw |
Production date: 1628