Talhoffer Fechtbuch (Cod.Vindob.Ser.Nov.2978)
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| Talhoffer Fechtbuch | |
|---|---|
| Private Collection | |
 An image from the original 1467 edition | |
| Hils' catalog | 52 |
| Leng's catalog | 38.3.9 |
| Also known as | Codex Vindobonensis Ser.Nov.2978 |
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual |
| Date | ca. 1500s |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Scribe(s) | Unknown |
| Author(s) | Hans Talhoffer |
| Size | 137 folia (?) |
| Format | Double-sided; two illustrations per side, with text above |
| Script | Bastarda (?) |
| Exemplar(s) | Codex Icon 394a (1467) |
| Previously kept | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria |
The Codex Vindobonensis Ser.Nov.2978 was copied in the sixteenth century from the Codex Icon 394a, a German fencing manual created by Hans Talhoffer in 1467. Hils listed it as being held by the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria in 1985, but it has since passed into a private collection.
Contents |
Provenance
Contents
These contents are from the 1467 edition, from which it was copied.
| Folio | Section |
|---|---|
| 1rv | Opening |
| 2r - 35r | Longsword by Hans Talhoffer |
| 35v - 40v | Armored fencing by Hans Talhoffer |
| 41r - 53r | Poleaxe by Hans Talhoffer |
| 53v - 86r | Longshield by Hans Talhoffer |
| 86v - 96v | Dagger by Hans Talhoffer |
| 96v - 112r | Grappling by Hans Talhoffer |
| 113r - 116v | Messer by Hans Talhoffer |
| 117r - 122r | Sword and Buckler by Hans Talhoffer |
| 122v - 126v | Duel Between a Man and a Woman by Hans Talhoffer |
| 127r - 136v | Mounted fencing by Hans Talhoffer |
