Solothurner Fechtbuch (Cod.S.554)
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| Codex S.554, Zentralbibliothek Solothurn Solothurn, Switzerland | |
 Plate 14 | |
| Hils' catalog | — |
| Leng's catalog | 38.3.7 |
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual |
| Date | ca. 1506 - 1514 |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Author(s) | Paulus Kal |
| Illustrated by | Unknown |
| Material | Paper, in a 16th-century leather binding and brass furniture |
| Size | 62 folia |
| Format | Double-sided; one uncaptioned illustration per side |
| Exemplar(s) | CGM 1507 (ca. 1470) |
| Previously kept | Friedrich Fiala of Basil (1884) |
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The Codex S.554 is an early 16th century copy of Paulus Kal's fencing manual of ca. 1470. The original currently rests in the holdings of the Zentralbibliothek Solothurn in Solothurn, Switzerland. The paper of the manuscript bears a watermark that was used between 1506 and 1514, though it may have been created after that.[1] Unfortunately, the manuscript survives only in fragmentary form: 30 of the original 62 folia remain, including only 57 images.
Kal's treatise consists of a partial redaction of the writings of Johannes Liechtenauer on Kampffechten, Roßfechten, and Bloßfechten, as well as Kal's own teachings on a variety of other weapons. It differs from the works of other followers of Liechtenauer in that instead of offering extensive glosses of the high master's verses, Kal explains them with detailed illustrations. This manuscript appears to be a text-less copy of the CGM 1507, possibly mediated by the MS KK5126,[2] but with decidedly superior artwork to the other copies of the Kal's treatise.
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Provenance
Contents
As only half of the original manuscript is currently available, this table of content is highly speculative. It has been extrapolated from the archetype and the image numbers found on the remaining pages.
| Folio | Contents |
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| 1r - 11v | Roßfechten illustrations from Paulus Kal's treatise |
| 12r - 28v | Kampffechten illustrations from Paulus Kal's treatise |
| 29rv | Illustrations of dueling between a man and a woman from Paulus Kal's treatise |
| 30r - 36r | Longshield illustrations from Paulus Kal's treatise |
| 36v - 50r | Bloßfechten illustrations from Paulus Kal's treatise |
| 50v - 55r | Dagger illustrations from Paulus Kal's treatise |
| 55v - 61r+ | Grappling illustrations from Paulus Kal's treatise |
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Additional Resources
- Studer, Charles. Das Solothurner Fechtbuch. Zentralbibliothek Solothurn, 1988.
References
- ↑ Lindholm, David. "Das Solothurner Fechtbuch: Giving it Voice." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts. Ed. Jeffrey Hull. p 249. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3
- ↑ Lorbeer, Carsten and Julia; Meier, Andreas; Wiedner, Marita. Die Handschriften Paulus Kals. Pragmatische Schriftlichkeit. http://www.pragmatische-schriftlichkeit.de/transkription/edition_paulus_kal.pdf. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
