Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch (Sloane MS No.5229)
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| Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch | |
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| Sloane MS No.5229, British Library London, United Kingdom | |
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| Hils' catalog | — |
| Leng's catalog | — |
| Type | Fencing manual |
| Date | 1512 |
| Place of origin | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Illustrated by | Albrecht Dürer |
| Material | Paper |
| Size | 3 folia |
| Format | Single-sided; two illustrations per side, with text above |
| Script | Bastarda |
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Sloane MS No.5229 contains a brief series of German fencing illustrations created in 1512 by Albrecht Dürer.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the British Library in London, United Kingdom. These illustrations, like all of Dürer's fencing material, appear to be connected with the visit of Emperor Maximilian I to Dürer's home city of Nuremberg in 1512.[1] Unlike the MS 26-232 these devices do not seem to be copied from another fencing manual, though they appear to be related to the tradition of Johannes Lecküchner.
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Contents
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| 1r - 67r | [Uncertain] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67v - 69r |
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| 69v - | [Uncertain] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
 Folio 67v | Folio 68r | [Blank page] Folio 68v |  Folio 69r |
Additional Resources
- Dörnhöffer, Friedrich. Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch. Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1909.
- Strauss, Walter L. The complete drawings of Albrecht Dürer. New York: Abaris Books, 1974. ISBN 0913870005
