‘T. I’

– Engraving of four different fencing swords, including straight and curved blades, with measurement scale below. Plate T.I from Trattato sulla Scherma (1837), Milan. Depicts various fencing and dueling swords.

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Description

Medium: Stipple engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 27.5 x 18.5 cm (10.83 x 7.28 inch). Image size: 21 x 14 cm. (8.27 x 5.51 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FENCING, SWORD, RAPIER, SABRE, MARTIAL ARTS, ITALIAN FENCING, RADOS, HISTORICAL WEAPONS, 19TH CENTURY COMBAT, BLADE TYPES | PCO-E18-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Trattato sulla Scherma (Treatise on Fencing), Milan, printed by Ranieri Fanfani, 1837.

Biography engraver: Giuseppe Rados (1799-1869), Italian engraver from Reggio Emilia, active in Milan. Known for his delicate stipple work, especially on fencing plates.