Starhemberg Fechtbuch (Cod.44.A.8)

Codex Danzig
Cod.44.A.8, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Rome, Italy
Johannes Liechtenauer sits enthroned and surrounded by weapons, surveying his teachings (ff 2r - 3v)
Hagedorn Leng 38.9.9
Wierschin Hils 42
Also known as	Starhemberg Fechtbuch
Type	Fencing manual Wrestling manual
Date	1452
Language(s)	Early New High German
Author(s)	Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt Martin Huntfeltz Jud Lew Johannes Liechtenauer Andre Liegniczer Ott Jud
Compiler	Unknown
Size	113 folia
Format	Double-sided, with red and black ink
Script	Bastarda
Treatise scans	Digital scans (500x700)

The Codex 44.A.8 (or MS 1449) is a German fencing manual created in 1452. The original currently rests in the holdings of the Biblioteca dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana in Rome, Italy. This manuscript is commonly attributed to Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt, but in fact the text only cites him as author of the final section. The rest of the manuscript is a compilation text consisting of treatises on a variety of martial topics, by several different masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer.

Provenance

The known provenance of the Codex 44.A.8 is:

• Compiled and written in 1452 by an unknown scribe.
• 1554 - Owned by Theo Wittigschlager (term of ownership unknown).
• 1568 - Owned by Sir Erasmus von Starhemberg (term of ownership unknown).
• 1813 - Donated to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana by D. Antonia Corsini.

Contents

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1r - 2v	Front matter  Images English Translation by Michael Chidester Transcription by Dierk Hagedorn Col=44=A=8- 1554 Need Teaches Prayer Theo Wittigschlager [In a banner:] Watch Who You Trust 1555 Col=44=A=8- [Ir] [At the top:] Col=44=A=8- 1554 Nodt lernnt Petten Thö wittigschlager T Traw Schaw Wem ° 15 :Y[?]P: 55 Col=44=A-8 Codex 1449 A collection of brief books written by various authors in the Teutonic language, on fencing and on grappling. Manuscript, i.e. Codex Bombarini, with 117 folia. [IIr] Cod: 1449 ~ Collezzione di opuscoli di varj Auttori scritti in Lingua Teutonica Sulla Schirma e sulla Lottare MSS. ossia Codice Bombarini di Carte 117 ~ Index of booklets 1st: The Art of Fencing, compiled and written by Master Johannes von Liechtenau. Text and commentary. ––– Folio 3 2nd: Some Precepts of Fencing and Grappling, written by Master Andre von Legnica. ––– Folio 73 3rd: Precepts of Fencing, both on foot and on horse, written by Master Martin Huntfelz. ––– Folio 87 4th: Precepts of Grappling, written by Master Ott, who was Wrestler to the Princes of Austria. ––– Folio 100 back 5th: Precepts of Fencing, written by Master Peter von Danzig in Ingolstadt. ––– Folio 108 [IIIr] Indice degli Opuscoli 1o L’Arte della Scherma compilata e scritta da Mrõ Giovanni da Liechtenau Testo e commento –––– Fol. 3. 2o Alcuni Precetti di Scherma e Lotta scritti da Mrõ Andrea da Lignitz –––– Fol. 73 3o Precetti di Scherma tanto a piedi che a cavallo scritti da Mrõ Martino Hundtfeltz –––– Fol. 87 4o Precetti di Lotta scritti da Mrõ Ottone già Lottatore del Principe d’ Austria –––– Fol. 100 tergo 5o Precetti di Scherma scritti da Mrõ Pietro di Danckgs in Ingolstadt –––– Fol. 108 The present Codex was written in 1452 and was in the possession of Sir Erasmus von Starhemberg in Year 1568; and in the year 1813 it came to the Corsiniana Library in Rome as a gift from Her Highness, the Princess Lady D. Antonia Corsini. [IIIv] Il presente Codice scritto nel 1452 fu’ di pertinenza del Sige Erasmo di Stachemberg nell’ Anno 1568; e nell’ anno 1813 vinne alla Biblioteca Corsiniana a Roma per dono di S. E. la Siga Principessa D. Antonia Corsini 12 January 1568 V.V.M.F. (meaning unknown) Sir Erasmus von Starhemberg [1r] 1568 12. Januarij V.V.M.F. Eraßm Herr von Starhemberg ~~ The Plow The Ox [1v] pflu~g ochs From the Roof The Fool [2r] vom tag alwer [Image of a throned Master, surrounded by weapons] [2v] [No text]
3r - 9r	Epitome by Johannes Liechtenauer
9v - 38v	Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
39v - 52r	Gloss of Liechtenauer's Roßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
53r - 72r	Gloss of Liechtenauer's Kampffechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
73r - 79r	Armored fencing by Andre Liegniczer
80r - 80v	Sword and Buckler by Andre Liegniczer
81r - 84v	Wrestling by Andre Liegniczer
85r - 86r	Dagger by Andre Liegniczer
87r - 90v	Armored fencing by Martin Huntfeltz
90v - 93r	Armored grappling by Martin Huntfeltz
94r - 96v	Dagger by Martin Huntfeltz
97v - 100r	Mounted fencing by Martin Huntfeltz
100v - 107v	Grappling by Ott Jud
108r - 113v	Armored fencing by Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt

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Additional Resources

• Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9825911-1-6
• Anzeiger für Kunde der deutschen Vorzeit. Nuremberg: Verlag der Artistisch-literarischen Anstalt des Germanischen Museums, 1854.