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The Exercise of Armes
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The Exercise of Armes

Jacob de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, 1565–1629), engraver · 1607 · leather bound paper, 117 engraved plates

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The Exercise of Armes, published in 1607–8, is one of the most famous manuals of arms. Jacob De Gheyn's book became popular all over Europe and was quickly translated into several languages. Its 117 copper engravings portray the step-by-step sequence for training foot soldiers in the handling of standard weaponry of 17th-century warfare: muskets, matchlock or calivers, and pikes.

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Credit lineThe Exercise of Armes (Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen), 1607. Engraved by Jacob de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, 1565–1629). Leather bound paper, 117 engraved plates; page: 27.5 x 19 cm (10 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2022.21
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