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Revision as of 23:40, 19 October 2014
The title of this article contains the character º. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Gladiatoria (Cod.Guelf.78.2 Aug.2o).
The Codex Guelf 78.2 August 2º is a German fencing manual probably created between 1465 and 1480.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Herzog-August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. This manuscript is a compilation work, and contains copies of Johannes Liechtenauer's Zedel, the Gladiatoria Fechtbuch, and Konrad Kyeser's famous treatise on siege warfare Bellifortis. Scattered among these works are devices of longsword, spear, and dagger reminiscent of Die Blume des Kampfes (the dagger plays depicted in the style of Gladiatoria) and grappling based on Hans Talhoffer's 1443 manuscript. Unfortunately, although blank space is left below most images for the inclusion of text, the manuscript was apparently never completed and so we have no explanation for its unique plays.
Provenance
Contents
| Folio
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Section
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| Irv
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Front matter
Incomplete Translation 
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Transcription
by Dierk Hagedorn
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[Inside] [19th century script?]
Enthält 6+158=164 Bll.
[Contemporary script]
viij [?]
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[Inside] [19th century script?]
Enthält 6+158=164 Bll.
[Contemporary script]
viij [?]
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[Ir] Dÿeß Ist HH Ifg von furstlychen Braunschweÿgyschen zeuckmeyster vereret worden anno 55 den 17 junij Curtte mentten Alß Eyn allte antiquÿttet tÿscheß Vechte Kampe [?]uchte Rynge Buche Vererredt worden
[diverse hands]
Hinrich
Auch Hinrichs
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[Iv] [Blank]
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| IIrv
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Bloßfechten by Johannes Liechtenauer
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| 1r, 29r - 31v, 40v
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Illustrations of staff and spear unarmored based on Die Blume des Kampfes
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1v - 28v,
70r - 71r
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Illustrations of longsword unarmored based on Die Blume des Kampfes
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32r - 37r,
79v - 80r
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Illustrations of spear in armor from the Gladiatoria group
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| 41r - 69v
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Illustrations of longsword in armor from the Gladiatoria group
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| 73r - 74v
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Illustrations of wrestling in armor from the Gladiatoria group
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| 80v - 111r
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Illustrations of dagger in armor from the Gladiatoria group
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| 79r, 112r - 123r
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Illustrations of grappling unarmored based on Hans Talhoffer
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| 113r - 117r
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Illustrations of sword and buckler unarmored
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| 124r - 157v
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Bellifortis by Konrad Kyeser
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Gallery
Images © Herzog-August Bibliothek, http://diglib.hab.de/mss/78-2-aug-2f/start.htm.
Additional Resources
- Hils, Hans-Peter. "Gladiatoria: Über drei Fechthandschriften aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts." Codices manuscripti. Issue 13, 1987.
References
