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{{Infobox manuscript | {{Infobox manuscript | ||
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− | | name | + | | name = [[name::Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri|Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri]] |
− | | location | + | | location = [[inventory::MS 26-232]], [[museum::Albertina]]<br/>Vienna, Austria |
<!----------Image----------> | <!----------Image----------> | ||
− | | image | + | | image = File:MS 26-232 1r.png |
− | | width | + | | width = x200px |
− | | caption | + | | caption = |
<!----------General----------> | <!----------General----------> | ||
− | | Index number | + | | Index number = [[WI::—]] |
− | | Wierschin's catalog=[[WC::—]] | + | | Wierschin's catalog= [[WC::—]] |
− | | Hils' catalog | + | | Hils' catalog = [[HK::45]] |
− | | Beck catalog | + | | Beck catalog = [[BC::38.9.11]] |
− | | Also known as | + | | Also known as = |
− | | Type | + | | Type = {{plainlist |
| [[type::Fencing manual]] | | [[type::Fencing manual]] | ||
| [[type::Wrestling manual]] | | [[type::Wrestling manual]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | | Date | + | | Date = ca. [[year::1512]] |
− | | Place of origin | + | | Place of origin = Nuremberg, Germany |
− | | Language(s) | + | | Language(s) = [[language::Early New High German]] |
− | | Scribe(s) | + | | Scribe(s) = {{plainlist |
| [[scribe::Albrecht Dürer]] (13r-29r, 33r-42r) | | [[scribe::Albrecht Dürer]] (13r-29r, 33r-42r) | ||
| [[scribe::Willibald Pirckheimer]] (30r-32r) | | [[scribe::Willibald Pirckheimer]] (30r-32r) | ||
| Unknown (43r-52r) | | Unknown (43r-52r) | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | | Author(s) | + | | Author(s) = Unknown |
− | | Compiled by | + | | Compiled by = |
− | | Illuminated by | + | | Illuminated by = [[artist::Albrecht Dürer]] |
− | | Patron | + | | Patron = |
− | | Dedicated to | + | | Dedicated to = |
<!----------Form and content----------> | <!----------Form and content----------> | ||
− | | Material | + | | Material = |
− | | Size | + | | Size = 127 [[folia]] (220 mm × 310 mm) |
− | | Format | + | | Format = Generally single-sided; two or three <br/>illustrations per side, with text on the right |
− | | Condition | + | | Condition = |
− | | Script | + | | Script = |
− | | Contents | + | | Contents = |
− | | Illumination(s) | + | | Illumination(s) = |
− | | Additions | + | | Additions = |
− | | Exemplar(s) | + | | Exemplar(s) = [[Codex Wallerstein (Cod.I.6.4º.2)|Codex I.6.4º.2]] (1470s) |
− | | Previously kept | + | | Previously kept = |
− | | Discovered | + | | Discovered = |
− | | Website | + | | Website = |
− | | Images | + | | Images = {{collapsible list |
+ | | [http://sammlungenonline.albertina.at/?lng{{=}}english2&query{{=}}Serie%2FZyklus%3D%5BRing-%20und%20Fechtbuch%20(fencing%20manual)%5D Digital scans] | ||
| [[:Category:MS 26-232|B&W facsimile]] (hi-res) | | [[:Category:MS 26-232|B&W facsimile]] (hi-res) | ||
| [http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/File:Albrecht_Duerer%27s_Fechtbuch.pdf B&W facsimile] (hi-res) | | [http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/File:Albrecht_Duerer%27s_Fechtbuch.pdf B&W facsimile] (hi-res) | ||
| [http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/fencing/albrecht.pdf B&W facsimile] (low-res) | | [http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/fencing/albrecht.pdf B&W facsimile] (low-res) | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | | below | + | | below = |
}} | }} | ||
− | {{dablink | The correct | + | {{dablink | The correct spelling of this article title is ''Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)''. The absence of Greek characters is due to technical restrictions. }} |
'''''Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri''''' ("Weapon Training, or Albrecht Dürer's Meditation on the Handling of Weapons", MS 26-232) is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] created in 1512 by [[Albrecht Dürer]],<ref name="Dornhoffer">[[Friedrich Dörnhöffer]]. ''[http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/fencing/albrecht.pdf Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch].'' Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1910.</ref> and is thus the earliest known fencing manual illustrated by a master artist. The original currently rests in the Graphische Sammulung of the [[Albertina]] in Vienna, Austria. This treatise, like all of Dürer's fencing material, appears to be connected with the visit of Emperor Maximilian I to Dürer's home city of Nuremberg in 1512.<ref name="Dornhoffer"/> | '''''Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri''''' ("Weapon Training, or Albrecht Dürer's Meditation on the Handling of Weapons", MS 26-232) is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] created in 1512 by [[Albrecht Dürer]],<ref name="Dornhoffer">[[Friedrich Dörnhöffer]]. ''[http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/fencing/albrecht.pdf Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch].'' Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1910.</ref> and is thus the earliest known fencing manual illustrated by a master artist. The original currently rests in the Graphische Sammulung of the [[Albertina]] in Vienna, Austria. This treatise, like all of Dürer's fencing material, appears to be connected with the visit of Emperor Maximilian I to Dürer's home city of Nuremberg in 1512.<ref name="Dornhoffer"/> | ||
− | Dürer was an important figure in the German renaissance, and is noted for his realistic depictions of human anatomy; this is significant as the illustrations in earlier fencing manuals are often considered distorted or otherwise less unreliable. Much of the material seems to be copied from the earlier treatises of the [[Codex Wallerstein (Cod.I.6.4º.2)|Codex Wallerstein]] and the [[Glasgow Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.341)|Glasgow Fechtbuch]], making it part of the [[Nuremberg Group|Nuremburg tradition]]. The lost [[Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (Cod.1246)|Codex 1246]] seems to have been copied in turn from this manuscript (as well as [[Christian Egenolff]]'s reprint of [[Andre | + | Dürer was an important figure in the German renaissance, and is noted for his realistic depictions of human anatomy; this is significant as the illustrations in earlier fencing manuals are often considered distorted or otherwise less unreliable. Much of the material seems to be copied from the earlier treatises of the [[Codex Wallerstein (Cod.I.6.4º.2)|Codex Wallerstein]] and the [[Glasgow Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.341)|Glasgow Fechtbuch]], making it part of the [[Nuremberg Group|Nuremburg tradition]]. The lost [[Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (Cod.1246)|Codex 1246]] seems to have been copied in turn from this manuscript (as well as [[Christian Egenolff]]'s reprint of [[Andre Paurenfeyndt]]) in the early 1600s. |
== Provenance == | == Provenance == | ||
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! <p>Transcription{{edit index|Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)}}<br/>by [[Dierk Hagedorn]]</p> | ! <p>Transcription{{edit index|Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)}}<br/>by [[Dierk Hagedorn]]</p> | ||
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− | | | + | | class="noline" | <p>''Item:'' when you have swung on,<ref>upwards</ref> so make a long counter in before you and turn the sword to the back, so strike up from the r. s. and invert in the height so your sword comes behind [your] back outward. Do thereafter what you will.</p> |
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− | | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on | + | | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by [[Lew]] |
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
− | As the Albertina has thus far | + | {{collation}} |
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+ | The manuscript is composed of three sections of different ages. The first part is the youngest; it was composed at the turn of the 17th century as an introduction to the manuscript. The second part was illustrated by [[Albrecht Dürer]] in ca. 1510, and was expanded with blank pages between the illustrations around the time that the first part was created. The third part is the oldest, and was written at the turn of the 16th century. | ||
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+ | As the Albertina has thus far only released scans low-res scans certain pages, high-res scans of the fragmentary facsimile published by [[Friedrich Dörnhöffer]] in 1910 are used where available. | ||
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+ | <h3 style="clear: both;"> Part A </h3> | ||
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+ | |||
+ | <h3 style="clear: both;"> Part C </h3> | ||
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== Additional Resources == | == Additional Resources == | ||
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* Dörnhöffer, Friedrich. ''[http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/fencing/albrecht.pdf Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch].'' Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1910. | * Dörnhöffer, Friedrich. ''[http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/fencing/albrecht.pdf Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch].'' Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1910. | ||
* [[Albrecht Dürer|Dürer, Albrecht]] and [[Karl Wassmannsdorff|Wassmannsdorff, Karl]]. {{Google books|hb1AAAAAcAAJ|Die Ringkunst des deutschen Mittelalters}}. Liepzig: Priber, 1870. | * [[Albrecht Dürer|Dürer, Albrecht]] and [[Karl Wassmannsdorff|Wassmannsdorff, Karl]]. {{Google books|hb1AAAAAcAAJ|Die Ringkunst des deutschen Mittelalters}}. Liepzig: Priber, 1870. | ||
+ | * [[Dierk Hagedorn|Hagedorn, Dierk]]. ''Albrecht Dürer. Das Fechtbuch.'' VS Books, 2021. ISBN 9783932077500 | ||
* Strauss, Walter L. ''The complete drawings of Albrecht Dürer.'' New York: Abaris Books, 1974. ISBN 0913870005 | * Strauss, Walter L. ''The complete drawings of Albrecht Dürer.'' New York: Abaris Books, 1974. ISBN 0913870005 | ||
+ | * [[Rainer Welle|Welle, Rainer]]. ''Albrecht Dürer und seine Kunst des Zweikampfes : auf den Spuren der Handschrift 26232 in der Albertina Wien''. Kumberg: Sublilium Schaffer, Verlag für Geschichte, Kunst & Buchkultur, 2021. ISBN 9783950500806 | ||
+ | * Widauer, Heinz. "Das Ring- und Fechtbuch der Albertina. Eine Handschrift mit vielen Rätseln." ''Die Kunst des Fechtens'': 267-284. Ed. Elisabeth Vavra, Matthias Johannes Bauer. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, 2017. ISBN 978-3-8253-6699-5 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== Copyright and License Summary == | == Copyright and License Summary == | ||
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− | | authors = [[Michael Chidester]] | + | | authors = [[translator::Michael Chidester]] |
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| source title= Wiktenauer | | source title= Wiktenauer | ||
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+ | }} | ||
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+ | | work = Translation | ||
+ | | authors = [[translator::Jake Norwood]] | ||
+ | | source link = https://historicalfencer.com/new-translation-weapon-training-or-albrecht-durers-meditation-on-the-handling-of-weapons/ | ||
+ | | source title= The Historical Fencer | ||
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− | | authors = [[Friedrich Dörnhöffer]], [[Dierk Hagedorn]] | + | | authors = [[transcriber::Friedrich Dörnhöffer]], [[transcriber::Dierk Hagedorn]] |
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| source title= [[Index:Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)]] | | source title= [[Index:Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)]] | ||
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Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri | |||||
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MS 26-232, Albertina Vienna, Austria | |||||
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Date | ca. 1512 | ||||
Place of origin | Nuremberg, Germany | ||||
Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
Author(s) | Unknown | ||||
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Illustrator(s) | Albrecht Dürer | ||||
Size | 127 folia (220 mm × 310 mm) | ||||
Format | Generally single-sided; two or three illustrations per side, with text on the right | ||||
Exemplar(s) | Codex I.6.4º.2 (1470s) | ||||
Treatise scans |
B&W facsimile (hi-res)
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Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri ("Weapon Training, or Albrecht Dürer's Meditation on the Handling of Weapons", MS 26-232) is a German fencing manual created in 1512 by Albrecht Dürer,[1] and is thus the earliest known fencing manual illustrated by a master artist. The original currently rests in the Graphische Sammulung of the Albertina in Vienna, Austria. This treatise, like all of Dürer's fencing material, appears to be connected with the visit of Emperor Maximilian I to Dürer's home city of Nuremberg in 1512.[1]
Dürer was an important figure in the German renaissance, and is noted for his realistic depictions of human anatomy; this is significant as the illustrations in earlier fencing manuals are often considered distorted or otherwise less unreliable. Much of the material seems to be copied from the earlier treatises of the Codex Wallerstein and the Glasgow Fechtbuch, making it part of the Nuremburg tradition. The lost Codex 1246 seems to have been copied in turn from this manuscript (as well as Christian Egenolff's reprint of Andre Paurenfeyndt) in the early 1600s.
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Provenance
The known provenance of the MS 26-232 is:[2]
- Created by Albrecht Durer in Nuremberg in ca. 1512, probably for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.
- Early 1600s - Copied by an unknown scribe to produce the Codex 1246.
- 1823 - Discovered in Styria, Austria, by theologian Vincenz Weintridt.
- 1833 - Presented to Emperor Franz I by Weindridt.
- Present - Held by the Albertina in Vienna, Austria.
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14r - 53r | Grappling teachings from the Nuremberg tradition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53r - 59r | Blank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60r - 66r | Longsword teachings from the Nuremberg tradition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66v - 67v | Dagger teachings from the Nuremberg tradition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68r - 72r | Blank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73r - 92r | Messer teachings from the Nuremberg tradition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93r - 95r | Blank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96r - 100v | Gloss of the Recital on the Messer by Johannes Lecküchner (fragment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100v | Verse on mounted fencing by Martin Huntsfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100v | Recital on short sword fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100v | Grappling by Ott Jud (fragment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
101r |
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101r |
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101rv | Short sword fencing by Andre Lignitzer (fragment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
105r - 112v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on short sword fencing by Sigmund ain Ringeck (jumbled) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
112v - 116v |
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116v - 124r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Lew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
125r - 127r |
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Gallery
The manuscript is composed of three sections of different ages. The first part is the youngest; it was composed at the turn of the 17th century as an introduction to the manuscript. The second part was illustrated by Albrecht Dürer in ca. 1510, and was expanded with blank pages between the illustrations around the time that the first part was created. The third part is the oldest, and was written at the turn of the 16th century.
As the Albertina has thus far only released scans low-res scans certain pages, high-res scans of the fragmentary facsimile published by Friedrich Dörnhöffer in 1910 are used where available.
Part A
Part B
Part C
Additional Resources
- Dörnhöffer, Friedrich. "Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch". Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen des Allerhöchsten Kaiserhauses. Vienna: 1909. pp 300-462.
- Dörnhöffer, Friedrich. Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch. Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1910.
- Dürer, Albrecht and Wassmannsdorff, Karl. Die Ringkunst des deutschen Mittelalters. Liepzig: Priber, 1870.
- Hagedorn, Dierk. Albrecht Dürer. Das Fechtbuch. VS Books, 2021. ISBN 9783932077500
- Strauss, Walter L. The complete drawings of Albrecht Dürer. New York: Abaris Books, 1974. ISBN 0913870005
- Welle, Rainer. Albrecht Dürer und seine Kunst des Zweikampfes : auf den Spuren der Handschrift 26232 in der Albertina Wien. Kumberg: Sublilium Schaffer, Verlag für Geschichte, Kunst & Buchkultur, 2021. ISBN 9783950500806
- Widauer, Heinz. "Das Ring- und Fechtbuch der Albertina. Eine Handschrift mit vielen Rätseln." Die Kunst des Fechtens: 267-284. Ed. Elisabeth Vavra, Matthias Johannes Bauer. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, 2017. ISBN 978-3-8253-6699-5
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 | Friedrich Dörnhöffer | Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch | |
Translation | Michael Chidester | Wiktenauer | |
Translation | Jake Norwood | The Historical Fencer | |
Transcription | Friedrich Dörnhöffer, Dierk Hagedorn | Index:Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232) |