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The Exercise of Armes by Jacob de Gheyn II
The celebrated Dutch artist Jacob de Gheyn (1565-1625) put his considerable talents to work in this 1608 masterpiece, one of the earliest and most famous manuals of arms ever published. Eited in several language, it appear in Holland with the first title of Wapenhandelinghe van Roers, Musquetten ende Spiessen. Named: Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquet et piques in French language, and Exercise of arms in England. Its 117 handsome copper engravings, with their captions, magnificently portray the step-by-step sequence for training foot soldiers in the handling of the standard weaponry of the XVII century warfare: muskets, matchlock or calivers, and pikes. This work of De Gheyn was reali...
The Renaissance Drill Book
Jacob de Gheyn's 'Exercise of Armes' was an immense success when first published in 1607. It is a fascinating seventeenth-century military manual, designed to instruct contemporary soldiers how to handle arms effectively, and correctly, and it makes for a unique glimpse into warfare as waged in the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War. The manual uses illustrations to clearly demonstrate drills for soldiers employing calivers and muskets. It shows how to load and fire, or merely carry, a matchlock piece. In addition detailed illustrations show the various movements and postures to be adopted during use of the pike. There are 117 illustrations contained in this book and all are fine examples of seventeenth-century art. Each image is detailed and evocative and students of military history and military costume are sure to find them of immense interest. Jacob de Gheyn's manual is an important insight into how the armies of Europe operated in the field in the seventeenth century, but it is also an attractive book of considerable charm and character.
Jacques de Gheyn II Engravings of the Twelve Sons of Jacob and More
Jacques (Jacob) de Gheyn II was born in Antwerp to Jacob de Gheyn I in 1565. He learned glass painting, engraving, and drafting from a young age, eventually moving to Haarlem to study under Hendrik Goltzius in 1585. By the mid-1590s, his work was in demand. His largest commission at the time was an engraving of the Siege of Geertruidenberg for Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange. The Siege of Geertruidenberg by the Prince of Orange was a show of power, and was used as a publicity stunt. The siege and engraving were successful in convincing many of the prince's ability as a general. By the 1600s, he was employed by Dutch royalty. He often drew landscapes and natural history and painted some of the earlier vanitas, nudes, and still lifes. In 1589, he produced 12 engravings of The Sons of Jacob from the Old Testament. These sons were, according to Deuteronomy, to become the 12 Tribes of Israel. De Gheyn II's series displays his training in the Northern Mannerism tradition. Each of the sons displays a unique character, and shows de Gheyn's skill with a variety of subjects. He died in The Hague in 1629.
