Gladiatoria (MS CL23842)
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| Gladiatoria | |
|---|---|
| MS CL23842, Musée National du Moyen Age Paris, France | |
 ff 194v - 195r | |
| Hils' catalog | 14 |
| Leng's catalog | 38.2.3 / 38.6.2 |
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual |
| Date | ca. 1490s |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Author(s) | Unknown |
| Compiled by | Unknown |
| Material | Paper, with a contemporary wood and leather binding |
| Size | 212 folia |
| Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side, with occasional captions |
| Script | Bastarda |
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The MS CL23842 is a German fencing manual probably created in the 1490s.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Musée National du Moyen Age in Paris, France. This manuscript is a compilation work; it seems to consist of three distinct sections, illustrated by at least two different artists, and several pages have been shuffled since it was created. The first section consists of mounted and foot combat after the style of Johannes Liechtenauer, probably based on the writings of Paulus Kal and Peter Faulkner.[2] The second section covers various forms of judicial combat, and might be related to Jörg Wilhalm Hutter's later works in the 1520s. The third section is a fragment of the Gladiatoria treatise. The CL23842 seems to have much in common with the Codex Guelf 78.2 August 2°, which may also have been a source, and like that manuscript, it is generally lacking descriptive text.
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Provenance
The known provenance of the CL23842 is:[1]
- Created no earlier than the 1490s based on the watermarks on the paper, and before the 1520s due to the connection to Jörg Wilhalm Hutter.
- pre-1800s-1980s - in the Fürstenberg library at the castle at Donaueschingen. Possibly acquired by Graf Wolfgang von Fürstenberg (1465-1509), the founder of the library. Listed as MS 862 in a Fürstliche Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek catalogue in the 1800s and stamped by the library at each end (sold privately, 1980s).
- 1980s-2005 - the private collection of Ian Woodner (1903-1990) of New York (sold London, Sotheby's, 2008)
- 2008 - purchased by the Musée National du Moyen Age.
Contents
As this manuscript is not currently available for study, the accuracy of this table of contents cannot be confirmed.[1]
| Folio | Section |
|---|---|
| 1r - 11v | Blank pages |
| 12r - 57v | Illustrations of longsword |
| 60r - 69v | Illustrations of messer without armor |
| 72r - 87v, 194r | Illustrations of dagger without armor |
| 95r - 114v | Illustrations of grappling without armor |
| 118r - 131v | Illustrations of sword and buckler without armor |
| 133v - 148r | Illustrations of mounted fencing in armor |
| 149r - 178v | Illustrations of longsword in armor |
| 180r - 181v | Illustrations of longshield with and without armor |
| 183r - 191v | Illustrations of pole weapons without armor |
| 194r | Illustration of navaja |
| 194v | Illustration of a duel between a man and a woman |
| 195r - 212v | Illustrations of longsword in armor from the Gladiatoria group |
| 213r - 224v | Blank pages |
Gallery
Images hosted by the musée national du Moyen Âge.
 Folio 32v |  Folio 33r |  Folio 39r |  Folio 47r |  Folio 50r |  Folio ?? |
 Folio ??r |  Folio 64r |  Folio 75r |  Folio 84r |  Folio 101r |  Folio ??v |
 Folio ??r |  Folio 112r |  Folio 114v |  Folio 118v |  Folio 119r |  Folio 127r |
 Folio 133v |  Folio 134r |  Folio 140r |  Folio 140v |  Folio 145v |  Folio 150r |
 Folio 152r |  Folio 153r |  Folio ??v |  Folio ??r |  Folio 157v |  Folio 175v |
 Folio 177v |  Folio 178r |  Folio 180r |  Folio 181r |  Folio 183r |  Folio 185v |
 Folio 186r |  Folio 187r |  Folio 189r |  Folio 191r |  Folio 194r |  Folio 194v |
 Folio 195r |  Folio 198r |
