Codex Danzig (Cod.44.A.8)
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| Codex Danzig | |
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| Codex 44.A.8, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Rome, Italy | |
 Johannes Liechtenauer sits enthroned and surrounded by weapons, ff 2r - 3v | |
| Hils' catalog | 42 |
| Leng's catalog | 38.9.9 |
| Also known as | Starhemberg Fechtbuch |
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual |
| Date | 1452 |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Author(s) | Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt Martin Huntfeltz Jud Lew Johannes Liechtenauer Andre Liegniczer Ott Jud |
| Compiled by | Unknown |
| Size | 113 folia |
| Format | Double-sided, with red and black ink |
| Script | Bastarda |
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The Codex 44.A.8 (or MS 1449) is a German fencing manual created in 1452.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Biblioteca dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana in Rome, Italy. This manuscript is commonly attributed to Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt, but in fact the text only cites him as author of the final section. The rest of the manuscript is a compilation text consisting of treatises on a variety of martial topics, by several different masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer.
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Provenance
The known provenance of the Codex 44.A.8 is:[2]
- Compiled and written in 1452 by an unknown scribe.
- 1554 - Owned by Theo Wittigschlager (term of ownership unknown).
- 1568 - Owned by Sir Erasmus von Starhemberg (term of ownership unknown).
- 1813 - Donated to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana by D. Antonia Corsini.
Contents
| Folio | Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1r - 2v |
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| 3r - 9r | Epitome by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9v - 38v | Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39v - 52r | Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's Roßfechten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53r - 72r | Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's Kampffechten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73r - 79r | Armored fencing by Andre Liegniczer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80r - 80v | Sword and Buckler by Andre Liegniczer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81r - 84v | Wrestling by Andre Liegniczer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 85r - 86r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87r - 90v | Armored fencing by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90v - 93r | Armored grappling by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 94r - 96v | Dagger by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 97v - 100r | Mounted fencing by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100v - 107v | Grappling by Ott Jud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 108r - 113v | Armored fencing by Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
| File:Cod.44.A.8 Cover 1.jpg Front Cover |  Inside Cover |  Ir |  Iv |  IIr | |
 IIv |  IIIr |  IIIv |  Folio 1r |  Folio 1v |  Folio 2r |
 Folio 2v |  Folio 3r |  Folio 3v |  Folio 4r |  Folio 4v |  Folio 5r |
 Folio 5v |  Folio 6r |  Folio 6v |  Folio 7r |  Folio 7v |  Folio 8r |
 Folio 8v |  Folio 9r |  Folio 9v |  Folio 10r |  ff 10v - 11r | |
 ff 11v - 12r | |||||
Additional Resources
- Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9825911-1-6
- Anzeiger für Kunde der deutschen Vorzeit. Nuremberg: Verlag der Artistisch-literarischen Anstalt des Germanischen Museums, 1854.
References
- ↑ Internally dated on folio 113v.
- ↑ According to the modern front matter.
