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| Talhoffer Fechtbuch | |||||
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| MS Chart.A.558, Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha Gotha, Germany | |||||
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| Type | |||||
| Date | 1443-1448 | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | |||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Size | 151 folia (215 mm × 290 mm) | ||||
| Format | Double-sided | ||||
| Script | Bastarda | ||||
| External data | Library catalog entry | ||||
| Treatise scans |
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The MS Chart.A.558 is a German fencing manual compiled in or after 1448 and often attributed to Hans Talhoffer.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitäts- und Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha in Gotha, Germany. It is believed that Talhoffer put it to personal use as a visual aid for his students.
This is the earliest of the five manuscripts attributed to Talhoffer, and unlike the others, his level of involvement is unclear; his effaced owner's mark appears on folio 1r, but that could mean that he purchased the manuscript in a finished (or partially-finished) state rather than contributing to its contents. The charge on the shield on folio 28r matches his presumptive heraldry on folio 102r of MS Thott.290.2º (HTKo; 1459), but on the other hand, the escutcheon and the mantling are quite different between the two.[2]
Contents
Provenance
Contents
| 1r | Front matter |
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| 2r - 6r | Sword postures (sword dance?) by Hans Talhoffer |
| 7r - 17r | Ueber die Erhaltung des Sieges by Johannes Hartlieb |
| 18r - 20v | Recital on the long sword by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 21v - 23r | Recital on mounted fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 24v - 48r | Long shield dueling by Hans Talhoffer |
| 48v | Recital on the short sword by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 49r - 72r | Short sword by Hans Talhoffer |
| 72v - 79v | Poleaxe by Hans Talhoffer |
| 83r - 104v | Dagger by Hans Talhoffer |
| 109v - 114v | Grappling by Ott Jud |
| 116v - 133v | Grappling by Hans Talhoffer |
| 141r - 148v | Anonymous war book |
Gallery
A collation diagram for this manuscript is available on the index page.
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Additional Resources
The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.
- Hergsell, Gustav; Hans Talhoffer (1889). Talhoffers Fechtbuch (Gothaer Codex) aus dem Jahre 1443. Prague: J.G. Calve.
- Hergsell, Gustav; Hans Talhoffer (1893, 1901). Livre d'escrime de Talhoffer (codex Gotha) de l'an 1443. Prague: Chez L'Auteur.
- Jaquet, Daniel (2017). "Les Arts Magiques et les Arts du Combat: Étude du Recueil de 1448 Attribué à Hans Talhoffer." De Frédéric à Rodolphe II: Astrologie, divination et magie dans les cours (XIIIe–XVIIe siècle): 271–294. Ed. by Jean-Patrice Boudet; Martine Ostorero and Agostino Paravicini Bagliani. Florence: SISMEL Edizioni del Galluzzo. ISBN 978-88-8450-808-9.
- Welle, Rainer (1993). '…und wisse das alle höbischeit kompt von deme ringen'. Der Ringkampf als adelige Kunst im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert. Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft. ISBN 3-89085-755-8.
References
Copyright and License Summary
For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
| Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
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| Images | Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha | Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha |  |
| Transcription | Dierk Hagedorn | Index:Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Chart.A.558) |  |
