{"product_id":"the-true-principles-of-the-single-sword","title":"The True Principles of the Single Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the second half of the seventeenth century, the rapier commonly became lighter and shorter, with a smaller hilt, and eventually developed into the smallsword, also known as the court sword. Often, this development is associated with France, and the court of its King, Louis XIV.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is to this King that La Touche boldly dedicated his treatise, \"Les Vrays Principes de l'EspŽe seule\", in 1670, and it is this treatise that could be seen as the first work to show how fencing evolved to accommodate the changing weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this work, Reinier van Noort and Antoine Coudre present the first ever English translation of La Touche's \"Vrays Principes\", providing a fascinating view on the development of fencing in France at a time when the rapier gave way to the smallsword.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reinier van Noort","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43998406901921,"sku":"1234569917","price":48.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/12jrqk8p-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1747348158","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-true-principles-of-the-single-sword","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}