Mathern Fechtbuch (2° MS Math.7)
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| Mathern Fechtbuch | |
|---|---|
| 2° MS Mathern 7, Universitätsbibliothek Kassel Kassel, Germany | |
 folio 3r | |
| Hils' catalog | — |
| Leng's catalog | — |
| Type | Fencing manual |
| Date | before 1686 |
| Language(s) | No text |
| Author(s) | Unknown |
| Illustrated by | Unknown |
| Material | Paper, with a leather binding |
| Size | 55 folia |
| Format | Single-sided; one illustration per side, without text |
| Script | Bastarda |
| Discovered | Heiko Meckbach, 2011 |
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The 2° MS Mathern 7 is a German fencing manual created some time before 1686.[citation needed] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Kassel in Kassel, Germany. The manuscript portrays armored figures fencing with a variety of weapons, but without any captions to explain them.
Contents |
Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section |
|---|---|
| 1r - 2v | Blank pages |
| 3r | Illustration of single dagger |
| 4r | Illustration of double daggers |
| 5r | Illustration of dagger and shield |
| 6r | Illustration of rapier and dagger |
| 7r | Illustration of rapier and shield |
| 8r | Illustration of double rapiers |
| 9r | Illustration of single messer |
| 10r | Illustration of double messers |
| 11r | Illustration of messer and shield |
| 12r | Illustration of longspear |
| 13r | Illustration of short spear |
| 14r | Illustration of poleaxe |
| 15r | Illustration of greatsword |
| 16r - 55v | Blank pages (?) |
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