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Pacheco de Narvaez, Luys
Estimate
7,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pacheco de Narvaez, Luys
- Libro de las grandezas de la espada, en que se declaran muchos secretos del que compuso el Comendador Geronimo de Carrança. Madrid: heirs of Juan Iñiguez de Lequerica, 1600
- Paper
First edition, 5 parts in one volume, 4to (198 x 145mm.), title within woodcut border, woodcut portrait of the author, woodcut diagrams, coats of arms, initials and tail-pieces, early annotations, modern vellum, paper slipcase, dampstaining and browning, lower cover stained
Provenance
Josep Maluquer i Nicolau, bookplate
Literature
Palau 208246; Vigeant, pp.99-100
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Luis Pacheco de Narvaez (1570–1640) was fencing master to Philip IV of Spain and the author of a number of works on fencing. The Libro de las grandezas de la espada, his first published work, expounds on the principles developed by "the father of Spanish fencing," Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza, under whom Pacheco de Narvaez had studied. The works of both men "mark the beginning of a new era in the evolution of printed technical manuals... because they were not tied to Greek or Latin antecedents, [they] were at liberty rhetorically to experiment with what were at the time bold ideas for conveying their teachings" (Noel Fallows, "Masters of Fear or Masters of Arms? Jerónimo de Carranza, Luis Pacheco de Narvaez and the Marital Arts Treatises of Renassance Spain," in The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe 1520-1630, London: The Wallace Collection, 2012, pp.228-229).