Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.Vindob.10825/10826)
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| Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica | |
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| Codex Vindobonensis 10825/10826, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Vienna, Austria | |
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| Hils' catalog | 51 |
| Leng's catalog | 38.8.4 |
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual |
| Date | ca. 1550s |
| Place of origin | Augsburg, Germany |
| Language(s) | Early New High German New Latin |
| Scribe(s) | Unknown |
| Author(s) | Fabian von Auerswald Gregor Erhart Martin Huntfeltz Jörg Wilhalm Hutter Johannes Lecküchner Jud Lew Johannes Liechtenauer Andre Liegniczer Clerus Lutegerus Ott Jud |
| Compiled by | Paulus Hector Mair |
| Illustrated by | Jörg Breu the Younger |
| Material | Paper, in a leather binding |
| Size | 2 volumes; 270 folia and 343 folia |
| Format | Varies |
| Script | Blackletter (German) Humanist (Latin) |
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The Codices Vindobonensis 10825 and 10826 are a two-volume 16th century German manuscript commissioned by Paulus Hector Mair and commonly dated to 1542.[citation needed] They currently rest in the holdings of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria. Illustrated by the renowned painter Jörg Breu the Younger and produced at great personal expense, this manuscript is one of the three versions of Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica, Mair's enormous compendium of martial arts teachings.
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Provenance
Contents
Volume 1
| Folio | Section |
|---|---|
| 1r - 15v | Introduction by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 1r - 68v, 165r, 166v - 167r | Longsword by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 1r, 6r, 23v, 27r, 33r - 34v, 36r, 37r, 44v - 46r | Longsword from pseudo-Gladiatoria |
| 6v, 42r - 43v, 46r - 48r, 62v, 64r - 65r, 66r | Longsword from the Nuremberg group |
| 70r - 89v | Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten [German] |
| 92r - 96v | Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten [Latin] |
| 97r - 118v | Dussack by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 119r - 147r | Messer by Johannes Lecküchner [German] |
| 149r - 153v | Messer by Johannes Lecküchner [Latin] |
| 154r - 165v | Short Staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 166r - 171v | Long Staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 172r - 181v | Halberd by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 182r - 189v | Sickle by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 190r, 191r - 194v, 202r - 203v, 205r, 208v - 209r, 212r - 214r, 215r - 216r, 217r - 218r, 219r - 221v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 190v, 204rv, 205v - 208r, 209v, 211v, 214v | Dagger by Gregor Erhart |
| 195r - 198v, 210r, 213r, 216v, 218v | Dagger from the Nuremberg group |
| 199r - 201v, 210v - 211r | Dagger from pseudo-Gladiatoria |
| 224r - 226r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer [German] |
| 226r - 249r | Anonymous dagger treatise [German] |
| 251r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer [Latin] |
| 251r - 255v | Anonymous dagger treatise [Latin] |
Volume 2
[Not available for study]
Gallery
[Microfilm images available for import]
Additional Resources
- Hunt, Brian. "Paulus Hector Mair: Peasant Staff and Flail." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts. Ed. Jeffrey Hull. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3
- Knight, David James, and Hunt, Brian. The Polearms of Paulus Hector Mair. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-644-7
