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'''''Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn''''' ("Johannes Liechtenauer's Written Fencing Book"; MS Dresden C 487) is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] created between 1504 and 1519.<ref name="date">Werner J. Hoffmann. [http://www.manuscripta-mediaevalia.de/dokumente/html/obj31600186 "Mscr.Dresd.C.487. Siegmund am Ringeck, Fechtlehre."] ''Die deutschsprachigen mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB) Dresden. Vorläufige Beschreibungen.'' August, 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2015.</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Sächsische Landesbibliothek]] in Dresden, Germany. This manuscript is often wrongly attributed to [[Sigmund ain Ringeck]], but although his [[gloss]] of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]]'s Record forms a significant portion of the text, he is referred to in the third person in its introduction and was most likely not responsible for the manuscript itself. The rest of the manuscript consists of an assortment of treatises by several different masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer, though unlike most such manuscripts, none of the individual treatises have attributions apart from Ringeck's. | '''''Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn''''' ("Johannes Liechtenauer's Written Fencing Book"; MS Dresden C 487) is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] created between 1504 and 1519.<ref name="date">Werner J. Hoffmann. [http://www.manuscripta-mediaevalia.de/dokumente/html/obj31600186 "Mscr.Dresd.C.487. Siegmund am Ringeck, Fechtlehre."] ''Die deutschsprachigen mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB) Dresden. Vorläufige Beschreibungen.'' August, 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2015.</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Sächsische Landesbibliothek]] in Dresden, Germany. This manuscript is often wrongly attributed to [[Sigmund ain Ringeck]], but although his [[gloss]] of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]]'s Record forms a significant portion of the text, he is referred to in the third person in its introduction and was most likely not responsible for the manuscript itself. The rest of the manuscript consists of an assortment of treatises by several different masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer, though unlike most such manuscripts, none of the individual treatises have attributions apart from Ringeck's. | ||
− | Dating this manuscript has been problematic in the past, as writers have generally assumed that it was an autograph or archetype prepared for Ringeck himself and used assumptions about his life as a starting point.<ref>See also [[Christian Henry Tobler]]. "Chicken and Eggs: Which Master Came First?" ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010.</ref> Thus, in 1956 Martin Wierschin dated the manuscript to the first half of the 15th century and noted that it might date to as early as the late 14th century, based on the assumptions that it was a copy of the [[Pol Hausbuch (MS 3227a)|MS 3227a]] and that Ringeck was a direct student of Liechtenauer in the mid-late 14th century.<ref>Wierschin 12-13.</ref> In 1985, Hans-Peter Hils postulated a date between 1438 and 1452, based on identifying the dedicatee with Albrecht | + | Dating this manuscript has been problematic in the past, as writers have generally assumed that it was an autograph or archetype prepared for Ringeck himself and used assumptions about his life as a starting point.<ref>See also [[Christian Henry Tobler]]. "Chicken and Eggs: Which Master Came First?" ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010.</ref> Thus, in 1956 Martin Wierschin dated the manuscript to the first half of the 15th century and noted that it might date to as early as the late 14th century, based on the assumptions that it was a copy of the [[Pol Hausbuch (MS 3227a)|MS 3227a]] and that Ringeck was a direct student of Liechtenauer in the mid-late 14th century.<ref>Wierschin 12-13.</ref> In 1985, Hans-Peter Hils postulated a date between 1438 and 1452, based on identifying the dedicatee with Albrecht Ⅲ of Bavaria and assuming it was the source for the [[Starhemberg Fechtbuch (Cod.44.A.8)|Starhemberg Fechtbuch]].<ref>Hils 54-57.</ref> However, while the original text of Ringeck's gloss may indeed date to the 15th century, in 2010 Werner J. Hoffmann arrived at the currently-accepted and much later date of this manuscript through watermark analysis.<ref name="date"/> |
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Revision as of 03:51, 19 March 2021
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MS Dresd.C.487, Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden, Germany | |||||
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Date | 1504-1519 (?) | ||||
Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
Author(s) | |||||
Compiler | Unknown | ||||
Material | Paper | ||||
Size | 126 folia (150 mm x 110 mm) | ||||
Format | Double-sided, with black and red ink | ||||
External data | Library catalog entry | ||||
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Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn ("Johannes Liechtenauer's Written Fencing Book"; MS Dresden C 487) is a German fencing manual created between 1504 and 1519.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Dresden, Germany. This manuscript is often wrongly attributed to Sigmund ain Ringeck, but although his gloss of Johannes Liechtenauer's Record forms a significant portion of the text, he is referred to in the third person in its introduction and was most likely not responsible for the manuscript itself. The rest of the manuscript consists of an assortment of treatises by several different masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer, though unlike most such manuscripts, none of the individual treatises have attributions apart from Ringeck's.
Dating this manuscript has been problematic in the past, as writers have generally assumed that it was an autograph or archetype prepared for Ringeck himself and used assumptions about his life as a starting point.[2] Thus, in 1956 Martin Wierschin dated the manuscript to the first half of the 15th century and noted that it might date to as early as the late 14th century, based on the assumptions that it was a copy of the MS 3227a and that Ringeck was a direct student of Liechtenauer in the mid-late 14th century.[3] In 1985, Hans-Peter Hils postulated a date between 1438 and 1452, based on identifying the dedicatee with Albrecht Ⅲ of Bavaria and assuming it was the source for the Starhemberg Fechtbuch.[4] However, while the original text of Ringeck's gloss may indeed date to the 15th century, in 2010 Werner J. Hoffmann arrived at the currently-accepted and much later date of this manuscript through watermark analysis.[1]
Contents
Provenance
The known provenance of the MS Dresden C.487 is:
- Created in Swabia or Bavaria using paper made between 1504 and 1519.[1]
- before 1755 – acquired by the Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Dresden, Germany.[5]
- 1755-present – held by the Sächsische Landesbibliothek.
Contents
1r - 2v |
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3r - 9v | Recital on long sword fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10v - 48v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword fencing by Sigmund ain Ringeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49r - 54r | Long sword fencing by Sigmund ain Ringeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54r - 55v | Sword and Buckler by Andre Lignitzer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55v - 57r | Recital on long sword fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer (fragment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57r - 59v |
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66r - 77v |
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78r - 84r | Grappling by Ott Jud (fragment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
84r - 86v | Anonymous grappling teachings (Zulaufenden ringen) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88r |
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88r - 108r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on short sword fencing by Sigmund ain Ringeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
109r - 110v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Sigmund ain Ringeck (fragment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
110v - 121v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig (fragment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
122r - 125v | Four displaced pages |
Gallery
Additional Resources
- Dürer, Albrecht and Wassmannsdorff, Karl. Die Ringkunst des deutschen Mittelalters. Liepzig: Priber, 1870.
- Jaquet, Daniel; Walczak, Bartłomiej. "Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings". Acta Periodica Duellatorum 2(1): 105-148. 2014. doi:10.1515/apd-2015-0015.
- Lindholm, David and Svard, Peter. Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-58160-410-8
- Lindholm, David and Svard, Peter. Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Arts of Combat. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-58160-499-3
- Tobler, Christian Henry. Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship. Highland Village, TX: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2001. ISBN 1-891448-07-2
- Wierschin, Martin. Meister Johann Liechtenauers Kunst des Fechtens. München: Beck, 1965.
- Welle, Rainer. "…und wisse das alle höbischeit kompt von deme ringen". Der Ringkampf als adelige Kunst im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert. Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft, 1993. ISBN 3-89085-755-8
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Werner J. Hoffmann. "Mscr.Dresd.C.487. Siegmund am Ringeck, Fechtlehre." Die deutschsprachigen mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB) Dresden. Vorläufige Beschreibungen. August, 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ See also Christian Henry Tobler. "Chicken and Eggs: Which Master Came First?" In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010.
- ↑ Wierschin 12-13.
- ↑ Hils 54-57.
- ↑ Carl August Scheureck. Catalogus manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Electoralis. [manuscript]. Bibl.Arch.I.B, Vol.132. Dresden, Germany: Sächsische Landesbibliothek, 1755. p 59
- ↑ matches folz's text
- ↑ Corrected from »sinem«.
- ↑ Or I think its more likely that the word treten here is intended to convey kicking.
- ↑ This is a tricky word it could mean illegal breaks, unnatural breaks, or opposing breaks.
- ↑ I assume this means either armoured or armed.
- ↑ Corrected from »am«.
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 | Sächsische Landesbibliothek | ||
Translation | Keith Farrell | Academy of Historical Arts | |
Translation | Alex and Almirena | Master Sigmund Ringeck | |
Transcription | Dierk Hagedorn | Index:Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn (MS Dresd.C.487) |