Gladiatoria (Cod.Guelf.78.2 Aug.2°)
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| Gladiatoria | |
|---|---|
| Codex Guelf 78.2 August 2°, Herzog-August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, Germany | |
Folio 2r | |
| Hils' catalog | 53 |
| Leng's catalog | 38.2.6 |
| Type | Fencing manual War book Wrestling manual |
| Date | ca. 1465 - 1480 |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Author(s) | Konrad Kyeser Unknown |
| Compiled by | Unknown |
| Material | Paper, in a modern binding |
| Size | 158 folia |
| Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side, with scattered text |
| Script | Bastarda |
The Codex Guelf 78.2 August 2° is a German fencing manual probably created between 1465 and 1480.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Herzog-August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. This manuscript is a compilation work, and contains copies of Johannes Liechtenauer's Zedel, the Gladiatoria Fechtbuch, and Konrad Kyeser's famous treatise on siege warfare Bellifortis. The Gladiatoria section is especially interesting in that it includes vastly more material than any other manual in the complex, particularly in the dagger section. Unfortunately, although blank space is left below each image for the inclusion of text, the manuscript was apparently never completed and so we have no explanation for these unique plays. The current confused sequence of plays (as compared to the three earlier versions) is probably the result of errors during a rebinding.
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Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section | ||||||||
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| I |
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| IIrv | Bloßfechten by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||||||
| 1r, 29r - 31v, 40v | Illustrations of staff and spear without armor | ||||||||
| 1v - 28v, 70r - 71r | Illustrations of longsword without armor | ||||||||
| 32r - 37r, 79v - 80r | Illustrations of spear in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||
| 41r - 69v | Illustrations of longsword in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||
| 73r - 74v | Illustrations of wrestling in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||
| 80v - 111r | Illustrations of dagger in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||
| 79r, 112r - 123r | Illustrations of grappling without armor | ||||||||
| 113r - 117r | Illustrations of sword and buckler without armor | ||||||||
| 124r - 157v | Bellifortis by Konrad Kyeser | ||||||||
Gallery
Color Images
| Folio 2r | Folio 43r | Folio 63v | Folio 67v | Folio 74v | Folio 85r |
| Folio 125r |
Black and White Images
Additional Resources
- Hils, Hans-Peter. "Gladiatoria: Über drei Fechthandschriften aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts." Codices manuscripti. Issue 13, 1987.
References
- ↑ Dierk Hagedorn. "“Gladiatoria” Wolfenbüttel". Hammaborg. http://www.hammaborg.de/en/transkriptionen/gladiatoria_wolfenbuettel/index.php. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
