EditorialAntonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590 dressed in the costume ...
EditorialEvasion and thrust to the heart, Half-round turn or demy volte, Whole-turn volte on the pass in tierce. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Escrime fencing section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialGentleman fencer stabbing his opponent after an Evasion, by moving his left leg back when his opponent makes a pass on the outside of the sword. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School o...
EditorialAntonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590 dressed in the costume ...