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by Joachim Meyer, Hans Christoph Stimmer (illustrator), Rebecca L. R. Garber (translator), and Roger Norling (introduction)<\/p>\n

To aid in the study of Meyer\u2019s work, in this edition the 64 elaborate Figures created by the circle of Tobias Stimmer have been broken up into individual pairs of fencers and placed inline in the text, and hundreds of footnotes have been added throughout. In addition, Roger Norling has provided an exhaustive, 110-page introduction to Meyer and the world that he inhabited.<\/p>\n

Version:<\/strong>\u00a01st edition (August 2023)
\nLength:<\/strong>\u00a0478 pages
\nSoftcover
\nDimensions: 6 \u215b \u00d7 9 \u00bc \u00d7 1 in.; 1 \u215d lbs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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