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Talhoffer Fechtbuch (2º Col.MS.Philos.61)
Talhoffer Fechtbuch | |||||
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2º Col. MS. philos. 61, Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen Göttingen, Germany | |||||
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Type | |||||
Date | late 1600s | ||||
Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
Author(s) | Hans Talhoffer | ||||
Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
Patron | Joachim Hinrich von Bülow (?) | ||||
Material | Paper | ||||
Size | 98 folia | ||||
Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side, with text above | ||||
Script | Clerical | ||||
Exemplar(s) | MS 26.232 (?) (1500s) |
The title of this article contains the character º. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Talhoffer Fechtbuch (2o Col.MS.Philos.61).
The 2º Col. MS philos. 61 is a 17th century[citation needed] German manuscript apparently copied from the MS Chart.A.558 and Codex Icon 394a, two fencing manuals written by Hans Talhoffer. The original currently rests in the holdings of Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen in Göttingen, Germany.
Contents
Provenance
Contents
3r | Swordsman kneeling under crucifix |
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4r - 15r | Ueber die Erhaltung des Sieges by Johannes Hartlieb |
16r - 18v | Recital on the long sword by Johannes Liechtenauer |
20r - 23r | Recital on mounted fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer |
24r - 49r | Longshield by Hans Talhoffer |
50r | Recital on short sword fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer |
52r - 75r | Short sword by Hans Talhoffer |
76r - 83r | Poleaxe by Hans Talhoffer |
84r - 105v | Dagger by Hans Talhoffer |
106r - 112r | Wrestling by Ott Jud |
114r - 129v | Grappling by Hans Talhoffer |
130r - 189v | [Unidentified prose, non-fencing material] |
190r - 195r | Duel Between a Man and a Woman by Hans Talhoffer |
Gallery
Additional Resources
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Livre d'escrime de Talhoffer de l'an 1467. Prague: Chez L'Auteur, 1894.
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Talhoffers Fechtbuch aus dem jahre 1467: Gerichtliche und andere zweikämpfe darstellend. Prague: J.G. Calve, 1887.
- Rector, Mark, and Talhoffer, Hans. Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat. Barnsley, UK: Greenhill Books, 2000. ISBN 978-1853674181
- Talhoffer, Hans. Medieval Combat in Colour: Hans Talhoffer's Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat from 1467. Ed. Dierk Hagedorn. Barnsley, UK: Greenhill Books, 2018.
References
Copyright and License Summary
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Transcription | Index:Talhoffer Fechtbuch (2º Cod.MS.Philos.61) |