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| name               = [[name::Das Solothurner Fechtbuch]]
| location           = [[inventory::Cod.S.554]], [[museum::Zentralbibliothek Solothurn]]<br/>Solothurn, Switzerland
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| Index number       = [[WI::—]]
| Wierschin's catalog= [[WC::—]]
| Hils' catalog      = [[HK::—]]
| Beck catalog       = [[BC::38.3.7]]
| Also known as      = 
| Type               = {{plainlist
 | [[type::Fencing manual]]
 | [[type::Wrestling manual]]
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| Date               = ca. [[year::1506-1514|1506 - 1514]]
| Place of origin    = 
| Language(s)        = [[language::Early New High German]]
| Scribe(s)          = 
| Author(s)          = [[author::Paulus Kal]]
| Compiled by        = 
| Illuminated by     = Unknown
| Patron             = 
| Dedicated to       = 
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| Material           = Paper, in a 16th-century leather binding <br/>with brass furniture
| Size               = 34 [[folia]] (originally 62) (195 mm x 145 mm)
| Format             = Double-sided; one uncaptioned illustration <br/>per side
| Condition          = 
| Script             = 
| Contents           = 
| Illumination(s)    = 
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| Exemplar(s)        = [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)|Cgm 1507]] (ca. 1470)
| Previously kept    = Friedrich Fiala of Basil (1884)
| Discovered         = 
| Website            = [http://aleph.unibas.ch/F/?local_base{{=}}DSV05&con_lng{{=}}GER&func{{=}}find-b&find_code{{=}}SYS&request{{=}}000183158 Library catalog entry]
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 | [http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/Solothurner.htm Microfilm scans]
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The '''Codex S.554''' is an early 16th century copy of [[Paulus Kal]]'s [[nationality::German| ]][[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.<ref>[[David Lindholm|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</ref> Unfortunately, the manuscript survives only in fragmentary form: just 30 of the original 62 folia remain, including only 57 illustrations.

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 [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)|Cgm 1507]], possibly mediated by the [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]],<ref>[[Carsten Lorbeer|Lorbeer, Carsten]] and [[Julia Lorbeer|Lorbeer, Julia]]; [[Andreas Meier|Meier, Andreas]]; [[Marita Wiedner|Wiedner, Marita]]. ''[http://www.pragmatische-schriftlichkeit.de/transkription/edition_paulus_kal.pdf Die Handschriften Paulus Kals]''. Pragmatische Schriftlichkeit. Retrieved 10 September 2011.</ref> but with decidedly superior artwork to the other copies of the Kal's treatise.

== 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 [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)|archetype]] and the image numbers found on the remaining pages.

{| class="treatise"
|- 
! id="page" | [[Paulus Kal|1r - 11v]]
| [[Mounted fencing]] illustrations from [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise

|- 
! [[Paulus Kal|12r - 28v]]
| [[Armored fencing]] illustrations from [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise

|- 
! [[Paulus Kal|29rv]]
| Illustrations of dueling between a man and a woman from [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise

|- 
! [[Paulus Kal|30r - 36r]]
| [[Longshield]] illustrations from [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise

|- 
! [[Paulus Kal|36v - 50r]]
| [[Long sword]] illustrations from [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise

|- 
! [[Paulus Kal|50v - 55r]]
| [[Dagger]] illustrations from [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise

|- 
! [[Paulus Kal|55v - 69r]]
| [[Grappling]] illustrations from [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise

|}

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== Additional Resources ==

* Studer, Charles. ''Das Solothurner Fechtbuch''. [[Zentralbibliothek Solothurn]], 1988.

== References ==

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== Copyright and License Summary ==

For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|discussion page]].

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