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La Veille d'un Premier Duel Chez Vigeant
Frontispiece to "A Travers les Salles d'Armes" depicting the home of fencing master Arsène Vigeant. Vigeant was an avid collector of fencing art and published a catalog of his collection in 1892 titled "Ma Collection d'Escrime".
Laundry at Joinville
Postcard with photograph from the Ecole Normale Militaire de Gymnastique et d'Escrime at Joinville-le-Pont. A group of soldiers on laundry duty pose for a photo as two men in the foreground wring out a wet garment.
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
The scene comes from Molière's satirical comedy The Bourgeois Gentleman, which was first performed in 1670. Monsieur Jourdain wishes to be thought of as a gentleman. In demonstrating his new fencing skills to his maidservant Nicole, he is embarrassed…
Le Cercle d'Escrime de la Rue Volney [The Fencing Circle of Volney Street]
The author discusses the new salle d’armes of the Cercle de l’Escrime, soon to open on rue Volney in Paris. Founded in 1883, the Cercle de l’Escrime established its first salle d’armes on rue Taitbout, where, among others, renowned master Hottelet,…
Le Chevalier d'Eon
Illustration preceding the almanac entry "La Résurrection de Pons" in the chapter "Janvier" depicting Chevalier d'Eon with a fencing foil.
Le Chevalier Pini
A feature on the Italian fencer, Pini, whom the author, Gustave de Lafreté, credits with helping to popularize the sport. Describing Pini as having the flexibility, speed, and strength of a panther, de Lafreté covers Pini’s achievements as an athlete…
Le Maistre d'Armes
Fencing master, in profile to the left, with sword in right hand.
Le Maître d'armes
Portrait of Maître d'armes Barthélémy fully dressed for fencing with a foil in his right hand and a mask under left his arm.
Leather Trimmed Mask
Fencing mask with a cotton-padded canvas bib and thick leather band on the top and sides of the mask encircling the face.
Leaving the Dining Hall
Postcard with photograph from the Ecole Normale Militaire de Gymnastique et d'Escrime at Joinville-le-Pont. Soldiers in uniform walk through the streets of Camp de Saint-Maur after a meal.
Lefèvre vs Oliva at the 1948 Olympics
France's Jacques Édmond Émile Lefèvre (left) competing against Antonio Haro Oliva (Mexico) in the final pool of the Individual Sabre championship of the 1948 Olympic Games at the Palace of Engineering, Wembley, London, today, August 13. The title was…
Left Hand Fencing Glove
Left-handed canvas fencing glove with leather palm. Thick canvas cuff with decorative maroon snaps and leather. Opening at the wrist to accommodate wires for electrically scored weapons. Indecipherable ink inscription inside the cuff.
Life at West Point - Fencing
Postcard sent on September 21, 1909 addressed to Miss Embry, French Instructor, in Institute, West Virginia. Front depicts two West Point cadets wearing plastrons, masks, and fencing gloves and practicing or fencing with foils. Indian clubs and other…
Livorno Naval Academy Sala di Scherma
Postcard with a photograph of the gymnastics and fencing room (sala di ginnastica e scherma) at the Accademia Navale in Livorno, Italy.
Luan and Giancola Fencing Foil
Jujie Luan (China, depicted at left) fencing Sandra Marina Giancola Heinlein (Argentina, depicted at right) in the women's individual foil event at the 1984 Olympic Games. Luan won gold in this event.
Caption on reverse:
"Jujie Luan of China,…
Caption on reverse:
"Jujie Luan of China,…
Maître André Stephanoff before a Lesson
Illustration preceding the almanac entry "Une Compensation" in the chapter "Février" depicting Maître André Stephanoff, fencing master to the court in St. Petersburg, reading the newspaper in Count Batchoff's smoking room before a fencing lesson.
Makler and Lukomsky Fencing Epee
Brooke Makler (United States; left) fencing epee with Boris Semyonovich Lukomsky (Soviet Union; right).
Caption on obverse:
"7/28/76-Montreal: The United States' Brooke Makler, Philadelphia, Pa. uses an overhead lunge to score his "lethal" touch…
Caption on obverse:
"7/28/76-Montreal: The United States' Brooke Makler, Philadelphia, Pa. uses an overhead lunge to score his "lethal" touch…
Manuel d'Escrime (plates only)
Second edition of an instructional treatise first published in 1877 under the authority of the French Ministry of War. Definitive and standard text for the school at Joinville (École Normale Militaire de Gymnastique et d’Escrime). 35 total…
Manufacture Francaise d'Armes Catalog
Sales catalog from the Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles in Saint Etienne, France. Features sporting equipment for gymnastics, exercise, fencing, skiing, skating, hiking, archery, croquet, and tennis.
Also includes an article discussing…
Also includes an article discussing…
Maria de Pilar Cerra and Gytte Minton at the 1948 Olympics
Gytte Minton (left) of Great Britain and Maria del Pilar Cerra (right) of the U.S. stand in front of the scoreboard during the Women's Olympic Foil competition at the 1948 Olympic Games.
Caption on reverse:
Women Know Their Foils
Wembley, Eng:…
Caption on reverse:
Women Know Their Foils
Wembley, Eng:…