Hans Medel Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2°.5)
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| Hans Medel Fechtbuch | ||
|---|---|---|
| Codex I.6.2°.5, Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg Augsburg, Germany | ||
ff 22v - 23r | ||
| Hils' catalog | 606 | |
| Leng's catalog | 38.1.1 | |
| Also known as | Sigmund Schining Fechtbuch | |
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual | |
| Date | ca. 1539, 1552, etc. | |
| Place of origin | Augsburg, Germany | |
| Language(s) | Early New High German | |
| Author(s) | Johannes Liechtenauer Hans Medel Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck | |
| Compiled by | Paulus Hector Mair (ca. 1560) | |
| Illustrated by | Unknown Maarten van Heemskerck | |
| Material | Paper, in a modern leather binding | |
| Size | 52 folia | |
| Format | Double-sided; text with scattered illustrations | |
| Script | Bastarda | |
| External link | Museum data sheet | |
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The Hans Medel Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2°.5) is a 16th century German manuscript compiled by Paulus Hector Mair some time after 1566.[1] It currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg in Augsburg, Germany. The manuscript is a compilation of several older documents, including records from the Augsburg fencing guilds and a fencing manual that was probably created by a student or admirer of one Master Hans Medel of Salzburg. At the end are twelve prints of fencers and wrestlers by Dirck Coornhert, based on drawings by the Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck and apparently printed in 1552.[2]
Hans Medel's section, written in 1539,[3] consists of the master's modified presentation of the teachings of Johannes Liechtenauer, which takes the form of a sort of "updated version" of Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck's own treatise. The manuscript also includes a section on fighting from "seven stances", which appears to be Medel's own unique contribution to the art. The art in Medel's segment is very similar to the paintings Mair would later commission for his own manuscripts, and may have been the inspiration for them.
A final note of interest about this text is that it mentions Master Hans Seydenfaden von Erfurt twice, a name that also appears on Paulus Kal's roll of the Society of Liechtenauer[4] and a master from whom no treatise is known to survive. This may indicate that Hans Medel possessed some of his writings that have since been lost, or perhaps that Medel traced his lineage through Seydenfaden and received some of the master's teachings through an oral tradition.
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Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section |
|---|---|
| 1r - 5v | Augsburger Fechtordnung |
| 7r - 20r | Ordnung und Chronik der Fechtbruderschaft Unserer Lieben Frau und Sankt Markus zu Frankfurt 1491 - 1566 |
| 21r - 36v | Hans Medel's revision of Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck's gloss of Johannes Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten |
| 37r - 42v | Longsword by Hans Medel |
| 43v - 49r | Fechter & Ringer by Maarten van Heemskerck |
Gallery
Images hosted by the Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg.
Fencing Guild Records
 Front Cover |  Inside Cover |  Folio Ir |  Folio Iv |  Folio IIr | |
 Folio IIv |  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 |  Folio 10v |  Folio 11r |  Folio 11v |  Folio 12r |
 Folio 12v |  Folio 13r |  Folio 13v |  Folio 14r |  Folio 14v |  Folio 15r |
 Folio 15v |  Folio 16r |  Folio 16v |  Folio 17r |  Folio 17v |  Folio 18r |
 Folio 18v |  Folio 19r |  Folio 19v |  Folio 20r |  Folio 20v |
Hans Medel
 Folio 21r |  Folio 21v |  Folio 22r |  Folio 22v |  Folio 23r | |
 Folio 23v |  Folio 24r |  Folio 24v |  Folio 25r |  Folio 25v |  Folio 26r |
 Folio 26v | Folio 27r |  Folio 27v |  Folio 28r |  Folio 28v |  Folio 29r |
 Folio 29v |  Folio 30r |  Folio 30v |  Folio 31r |  Folio 31v |  Folio 32r |
 Folio 32v |  Folio 33r |  Folio 33v |  Folio 34r |  Folio 34v |  Folio 35r |
 Folio 35v |  Folio 36r |  Folio 36v |  Folio 37r |  Folio 37v |  Folio 38r |
 Folio 38v |  Folio 39r |  Folio 39v |  Folio 40r |  Folio 40v |  Folio 41r |
 Folio 41v |  Folio 42r |  Folio 42v |
Maarten van Heemskerck
 Folio 43r |  Folio 43v |  Folio 44r |  Folio 44v |  Folio 45r | |
 Folio 45v |  Folio 46r |  Folio 46v |  Folio 47r |  Folio 47v |  Folio 48r |
 Folio 48v |  Folio 49r |  Folio 49v |  Folio 50r |  Folio 50v |  Folio 51r |
 Folio 51v |  Inside Cover |  Back Cover |
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ The final year of the record ending on folio 20r.
- ↑ Internally dated on folio 43r.
- ↑ Internally dated on folio 21r.
- ↑ Kal, Paulus. Untitled [manuscript]. CGM 1507. Munich, Germany: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 1470.
