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'''Jörg Wilhalm Hutter''' was a [[century::16th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. In addition to his fencing practice, his surname signifies that he was a hatter by trade, a fact that is confirmed in the tax records of Augsburg, Germany in 1501, 1504, and 1516.{{cn}} His writings clearly show that he stood in the tradition of the grand master [[Johannes Liechtenauer]].
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'''Jörg Wilhalm Hutter''' was a [[century::16th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. In addition to his fencing practice, his surname signifies that he was a hatter by trade, a fact that is confirmed in the tax records of Augsburg, Germany in 1501, 1504, and 1516.{{cn}}
  
Hutter's treatise appears in four manuscripts written between 1522 and 1523. It covers the three core subjects of the core Liechtenauer tradition, unarmored longsword fencing and armored dueling on horse and on foot; while the longsword material consists largely of a slightly garbled rendering of Liechtenauer's verse, the armored material shows more originality. The oldest of Hutter's manuscripts, [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutters kunst zu Augspurg (Cod.I.6.4º.5)|Codex I.6.4º.5]],<ref>Generally we refer to manuscripts by their locations for ease of communication, but with three of the ten manuscripts in Augsburg, three in Wolfenbüttel, and two in Munich, that's not really feasible here.</ref> consists only of titled illustrations of [[armored fencing]] and [[mounted fencing]]; for this reason, Hils assumed it was the draftbook used to develop the others.{{cn}} This draftbook, along with the completed [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutters kunst zu Augspurg (Cod.I.6.2º.3)|Codex I.6.2º.3]], were created in 1522. In 1523, Hutter created an accompanying longsword treatise, preserved in the [[Hutter/Sollinger Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2º.2)|Codex I.6.2º.2]]. (This was also accompanied by [[Nicolaüs Augsburger]]'s 1489 longsword treatise, without attribution.)
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== Treatise ==
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There are four works commonly attributed to Hutter: a work on unarmored [[longsword]] fencing in the tradition of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]], works on armored and mounted dueling that appear to be based on those of the early 15th century (relying on obsolete armor designs), and a fourth series of uncaptioned illustrations portraying scenes of judicial dueling. However, it is unclear if Hutter authored all of these works or, like [[Lienhart Sollinger]] and [[Paulus Hector Mair]] afterward, he merely compiled existing works together and placed his name on them as an indication of ownership. The development of the armored dueling treatise can be traced through a draftbook and rough early complete draft, but the same is not true of the unarmored longsword, which appears to be based on the [[Cluny Fechtbuch (Cl. 23842)|MS Cl. 23842]] from the 1490s and is accompanied by a version of the [[pseudo-Peter von Danzig]] gloss that [[Gregor Erhart]] attributes to one Nicolaüs in 1489.<ref>[[Gregor Erhart Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.354)|MS E.1939.65.354]], folio [[Page:MS E.1939.65.354 189r.jpg|189r]].</ref>
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There are three extant manuscripts of Hutter's treatises written between 1522 and 1523. The oldest of Hutter's manuscripts, [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutters kunst zu Augspurg (Cod.I.6.4º.5)|Cod. I.6.4º.5]],<ref>Generally we refer to manuscripts by their locations for ease of communication, but with three of the ten manuscripts in Augsburg, three in Wolfenbüttel, and two in Munich, that's not really feasible here.</ref> consists of numbered but uncaptioned illustrations of [[armored fencing]] and [[mounted fencing]]; for this reason, Hils assumed it was the draftbook used to develop the others.{{cn}} This draftbook, along with the completed [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutters kunst zu Augspurg (Cod.I.6.2º.3)|Cod. I.6.2º.3]], were created in 1522. In 1523, Hutter seems to have created an accompanying longsword treatise, preserved in the [[Hutter/Sollinger Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2º.2)|Cod. I.6.2º.2]].
  
Some time after this, all of Hutter's works, as well as a brief series of new uncaptioned illustrations possibly drawn from the [[Cluny Fechtbuch (Cl. 23842)|MS Cl. 23842]], were compiled into the [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutters kunst zu Augspurg (Cgm 3711)|Cgm 3711]]. This manuscript has some oddities not found in the others, including carnival costumes on some of the fighters and a pretzel salesman appearing in the illustration on [[Page:Cgm 3711 11r.jpg|folio 11r]]. It's currently unclear whether Hutter was involved in the creation of this manuscript or not, but it might be a presentation copy prepared for a fan of his prior works.
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Some time soon after this, all of Hutter's works, including the brief series of uncaptioned illustrations, were compiled into the [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutters kunst zu Augspurg (Cgm 3711)|Cgm 3711]]. This manuscript has some oddities not found in the others, including carnival costumes on some of the fighters and a pretzel salesman appearing in the illustration on [[Page:Cgm 3711 11r.jpg|folio 11r]]. It's currently unclear whether Hutter was involved in the creation of this manuscript or not, but it appears to be a presentation copy of the collected works and includes content unique to each of the three earlier manuscripts.
  
Hutter's longsword treatise was copied by scultor [[Gregor Erhart]] into [[Gregor Erhart Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.354)|a manuscript]] in 1533, which was later acquired by [[Lienhart Sollinger]] and used as a source for his [[Lienhart Sollinger Fechtbuch (Cgm 3712)|Cgm 3712]]. The Codex I.6.2º.2 was acquired by [[Paulus Hector Mair]] in 1544, the Codex I.6.4º.5 in 1552, the MS E.1939.65.354 in 1560, and the Codex I.6.2º.3 in 1561. The second was used as the primary source for his writings on armored and mounted fencing; due to its lack of text, he inserted his own descriptions of the devices—descriptions which diverge noticeably from Hutter's own explanations in the Codex I.6.2º.3.
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Hutter's longsword treatise was copied by scultor Gregor Erhart into the [[Gregor Erhart Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.354)|MS E.1939.65.354]] in 1533, which was later acquired by Lienhart Sollinger and used as a source for his [[Lienhart Sollinger Fechtbuch (Cgm 3712)|Cgm 3712]]. The Cod. I.6.2º.2 was acquired by [[Paulus Hector Mair]] in 1544, the Codex I.6.4º.5 in 1552, the MS E.1939.65.354 in 1560, and the Codex I.6.2º.3 in 1561. The second was used as the primary source for his writings on armored and mounted fencing; due to its lack of text, he inserted his own descriptions of the devices—descriptions which diverge noticeably from Hutter's own explanations in the Cod. I.6.2º.3.
  
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A final set of manuscripts containing Hutter's work were prepared by Jeremias Schemels von Augsburg in 1589. These contain Hutter's original text, unlike Mair's presentation, but contain details not consistent with any known version of Hutter's work, suggesting that more remain to be discovered.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:49, 25 January 2017

Jörg Wilhalm Hutter
Born 15th century
Died 16th century
Occupation
Citizenship Augsburg, Germany
Movement Augsburg tradition
Influences
Influenced
Genres Fencing manual
Language Early New High German
Notable work(s) Jörg Wilhalm Hutters kunst zu
Augspurg
Archetype(s)
Manuscript(s)
Concordance by Michael Chidester
Signature Jörg Wilhalm sig.jpg

Jörg Wilhalm Hutter was a 16th century German fencing master. In addition to his fencing practice, his surname signifies that he was a hatter by trade, a fact that is confirmed in the tax records of Augsburg, Germany in 1501, 1504, and 1516.[citation needed]

Treatise

There are four works commonly attributed to Hutter: a work on unarmored longsword fencing in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer, works on armored and mounted dueling that appear to be based on those of the early 15th century (relying on obsolete armor designs), and a fourth series of uncaptioned illustrations portraying scenes of judicial dueling. However, it is unclear if Hutter authored all of these works or, like Lienhart Sollinger and Paulus Hector Mair afterward, he merely compiled existing works together and placed his name on them as an indication of ownership. The development of the armored dueling treatise can be traced through a draftbook and rough early complete draft, but the same is not true of the unarmored longsword, which appears to be based on the MS Cl. 23842 from the 1490s and is accompanied by a version of the pseudo-Peter von Danzig gloss that Gregor Erhart attributes to one Nicolaüs in 1489.[1]

There are three extant manuscripts of Hutter's treatises written between 1522 and 1523. The oldest of Hutter's manuscripts, Cod. I.6.4º.5,[2] consists of numbered but uncaptioned illustrations of armored fencing and mounted fencing; for this reason, Hils assumed it was the draftbook used to develop the others.[citation needed] This draftbook, along with the completed Cod. I.6.2º.3, were created in 1522. In 1523, Hutter seems to have created an accompanying longsword treatise, preserved in the Cod. I.6.2º.2.

Some time soon after this, all of Hutter's works, including the brief series of uncaptioned illustrations, were compiled into the Cgm 3711. This manuscript has some oddities not found in the others, including carnival costumes on some of the fighters and a pretzel salesman appearing in the illustration on folio 11r. It's currently unclear whether Hutter was involved in the creation of this manuscript or not, but it appears to be a presentation copy of the collected works and includes content unique to each of the three earlier manuscripts.

Hutter's longsword treatise was copied by scultor Gregor Erhart into the MS E.1939.65.354 in 1533, which was later acquired by Lienhart Sollinger and used as a source for his Cgm 3712. The Cod. I.6.2º.2 was acquired by Paulus Hector Mair in 1544, the Codex I.6.4º.5 in 1552, the MS E.1939.65.354 in 1560, and the Codex I.6.2º.3 in 1561. The second was used as the primary source for his writings on armored and mounted fencing; due to its lack of text, he inserted his own descriptions of the devices—descriptions which diverge noticeably from Hutter's own explanations in the Cod. I.6.2º.3.

A final set of manuscripts containing Hutter's work were prepared by Jeremias Schemels von Augsburg in 1589. These contain Hutter's original text, unlike Mair's presentation, but contain details not consistent with any known version of Hutter's work, suggesting that more remain to be discovered.

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  1. MS E.1939.65.354, folio 189r.
  2. Generally we refer to manuscripts by their locations for ease of communication, but with three of the ten manuscripts in Augsburg, three in Wolfenbüttel, and two in Munich, that's not really feasible here.
  3. windest
  4. korrigiert aus »halben«
  5. from ehert
  6. loss
  7. Treibn?
  8. Meaning as though armored
  9. At the end of the first line “zwiuach” is written with an “h” which is a scribal error.
  10. Note: different hand
  11. Same hand as previous.
  12. Change in scribe's hand?
  13. schnidt
  14. Change in hand