Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94)

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Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica
MSS Dresden C93/C94, Sächsische Landesbibliothek
Dresden, Germany
Hils' catalog 15
Leng's catalog 38.8.3
Type Fencing manual
Wrestling manual
Date ca. 1542
Place of origin Augsburg, Germany
Language(s) Early New High German
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; 244 folia and 328 folia
Format Varies
Script Blackletter
External link Museum data sheet

The MSS Dresden C 93 and C 94 are a two-volume 16th century German manuscript commissioned by Paulus Hector Mair and commonly dated to 1542. They currently rest in the holdings of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Dresden, Germany. 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.

Contents

Provenance

Contents

Volume 1

Folio Section
1r - 19v Introduction by Paulus Hector Mair
20r - 21v
22r - 81v Longsword by Paulus Hector Mair
22r, 27r, 44v, 48r, 54r - 55v, 57r, 58r,
65v - 67r
Longsword from pseudo-Gladiatoria
27v, 63r - 64v, 67r - 69r Longsword from the Nuremberg group
82r - 83v
84r - 113r Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten
114r - 115v
116r - 135v Dussack by Paulus Hector Mair
136r - 137v
138r - 180v Dussack by Johannes Lecküchner
181r - 182r
183r - 191v Short staff by Paulus Hector Mair
192r - 193r
193v - 199v Longstaff by Paulus Hector Mair
200r - 201v
202r - 211v Halberd by Paulus Hector Mair
212r - 213v
214r - 218v Scythe by Paulus Hector Mair
219r - 222v Flail by Paulus Hector Mair
223r - 226v Peasant Staff by Paulus Hector Mair
227r - 232v Mixed weapons by Paulus Hector Mair
233r - 234r
235r - 242v Sickle by Paulus Hector Mair

Volume 2

Folio Section
1r - 2v
3r, 4r - 7v,
15r - 16v, 18r, 21v - 22v
Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair
3v, 17rv,
18v - 21r, 22v, 24v
Dagger by Gregor Erhart
8r - 11v, 23r Dagger from the Nuremberg group
12r - 14v,
23v - 24r
Dagger from pseudo-Gladiatoria
25r - 27r
27v - 28v Dagger by Andre Liegniczer
29r - 55v Anonymous dagger treatise
56r - 58r
59r - 97r Grappling by Fabian von Auerswald
97v - 100r Grappling by Gregor Erhart
100v - 102v,
105r - 110v,
111v
Grappling from Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens
101v - 102r,
103r - 104v
Grappling from pseudo-Gladiatoria
122r - 113r
114r - 126r Grappling by Ott Jud
126v - 136v
137r - 138v
139r - 142v Side Sword by Paulus Hector Mair
143r - 146r Side Sword and Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair
147r - 161v Sword and Buckler by Clerus Lutegerus
162r - 163r
164r - 171v Poleaxe by Paulus Hector Mair
172r - 173r
174r - 178v Armored Fencing from pseudo-Gladiatoria
179r - 181v Longshield from pseudo-Gladiatoria
182r - 199v [Tournament Book?]
200r - 202r
203r - 241r Armored Fencing by Jörg Wilhalm Hutter intermingled with pseudo-Gladiatoria
200r - 241r
242r - 243v
244r - 254r Armored Fencing by Andre Liegniczer
254r - 262r Armored Fencing by Martin Huntfeltz
262r - 266r Armored Grappling by Martin Huntfeltz
267r - 268v
269r - 297v Mounted Fencing by Jörg Wilhalm Hutter
298r - 300r
301r - 303r 27 Figures by Johannes Liechtenauer
303r - 327r Gloss of Liechtenauer's Roßfechten by Jud Lew
328r Closing by Paulus Hector Mair

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