Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82)
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| Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss | |
|---|---|
| MS Var.82, Universitätsbibliothek Rostock Rostock, Germany | |
 ff 4v - 5r | |
| Hils' catalog | — |
| Leng's catalog | — |
| Type | Fencing manual |
| Date | 1570-71 |
| Place of origin | Strasbourg, Germany |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Scribe(s) | Joachim Meÿer |
| Author(s) | Martin Huntfeltz Jud Lew Johannes Liechtenauer Andre Liegniczer Joachim Meÿer Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck Martin Syber |
| Compiled by | Joachim Meÿer |
| Size | 124 folia |
| Format | Double-sided |
| Exemplar(s) | Codex I.6.4°.3 (1450s) (?) |
Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82) is a German fencing manual created by Joachim Meÿer in 1570-71. The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Rostock in Rostock, Germany. Like many manuscripts from the previous century, the MS Var.82 is an anthology of treatises from the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. Meÿer was in the midst of writing the manuscript when he died, and it was thus never completed.
Much of the content seems to have been sourced from the Codex I.6.4°.3 or a fairly identical manuscript. The two notable exceptions to this are Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck's glosa, which do not match any other extant version, and the anonymous multiweapon treatise toward the back, whose origins are completely unknown. The manuscript concludes with a brief treatise by Meÿer himself on the side sword, which diverges noticeably from his earlier treatises on the weapon and tracks more closely to his dussack teachings.
One final note of interest about this manuscript is that it mentions a Master Pegnitzer, a name that also appears on Paulus Kal's roll of the Society of Liechtenauer[1] and a master from whom no treatise is known to survive. The name is mentioned in reference to a device of the poleaxe, which might indicate the subject of his teachings.
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Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1r - 5r | Forward by Joachim Meÿer |
| 6r - 13v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck (abridged) |
| 13v - 39v | Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten |
| 39v - 41r | Longsword by Martin Syber |
| 41r - 58r, 75v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Roßfechten by Jud Lew |
| 58r - 63v | Armored fencing by Martin Huntfeltz (attributed to Jud Lew) |
| 63v - 67r | Armored wrestling by Martin Huntfeltz (attributed to Jud Lew) |
| 67r - 74v | Armored fencing by Andre Liegniczer (attributed to Martin Huntfeltz) |
| 74v - 75r | Kampffechten by Johannes Liechtenauer (fragment) |
| 75v - 96v | Anonymous dagger treatise |
| 97r - 98r | Sword and Buckler by Andre Liegniczer |
| 98r - 110r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Kampffechten by Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck (scrambled) |
| 111r - 124v | Side sword by Joachim Meÿer |
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References
- ↑ Kal, Paulus. Untitled [manuscript]. CGM 1507. Munich, Germany: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 1470.
