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| <p>It is a most beautiful play when one can see that they are punished, not by a stranger's, but by their own work, stabbed to death with their own sword; and their head is chopped off with their own sword, as it happened to Goliath.</p> | | <p>It is a most beautiful play when one can see that they are punished, not by a stranger's, but by their own work, stabbed to death with their own sword; and their head is chopped off with their own sword, as it happened to Goliath.</p> | ||
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| <p>This figure is '''Goliath''': he was a terrible cruel giant, whom all men feared except for little David (that is, Christ) who alone killed him, and chopped his head off with his own sword, which was the sword of old Jesse, as one can read in the First Book of Kings, chapter 21.<ref>Actually First Samuel 17.</ref></p> | | <p>This figure is '''Goliath''': he was a terrible cruel giant, whom all men feared except for little David (that is, Christ) who alone killed him, and chopped his head off with his own sword, which was the sword of old Jesse, as one can read in the First Book of Kings, chapter 21.<ref>Actually First Samuel 17.</ref></p> | ||
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| <p>After the break, while pretending to be resting, your opponent tried to stab you from underneath. Set yourself low at stomach level, and block with your inverted left hand just above the wrist. Swing in with your right hand with your dagger, strike his right elbow, and yank in hard on him when you restrain his arm. Take in the dagger which will break the arm. Drive on in, and hit his mouth with your dagger.</p> | | <p>After the break, while pretending to be resting, your opponent tried to stab you from underneath. Set yourself low at stomach level, and block with your inverted left hand just above the wrist. Swing in with your right hand with your dagger, strike his right elbow, and yank in hard on him when you restrain his arm. Take in the dagger which will break the arm. Drive on in, and hit his mouth with your dagger.</p> | ||
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| <p>Your opponent struck at you with a strong reverse stab from underneath the gut. Grab your dagger (to be precise, the blade of the fighting hand), and drop in vertically along his dagger. See illustration: take in with the blade or dagger's knob; go, and seize it by stepping behind him so you can drive in while shoving his dagger with a quick thrust.</p> | | <p>Your opponent struck at you with a strong reverse stab from underneath the gut. Grab your dagger (to be precise, the blade of the fighting hand), and drop in vertically along his dagger. See illustration: take in with the blade or dagger's knob; go, and seize it by stepping behind him so you can drive in while shoving his dagger with a quick thrust.</p> | ||
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| <p>Your opponent tried to stab you in the gut. Block his dagger (to be precise, the fighting hand dagger) with yours. Then press in (with the dagger you have in your right hand) quickly, drive onto his right hand by the wrist, and catch his dagger with yours. Continue to press in with that hand and support it with your abdomen. Using your left hand, yank his lower arm toward yourself.</p> | | <p>Your opponent tried to stab you in the gut. Block his dagger (to be precise, the fighting hand dagger) with yours. Then press in (with the dagger you have in your right hand) quickly, drive onto his right hand by the wrist, and catch his dagger with yours. Continue to press in with that hand and support it with your abdomen. Using your left hand, yank his lower arm toward yourself.</p> | ||
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Revision as of 19:28, 25 August 2017
Goliath Fechtbuch | |||||
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MS Germ.Quart.2020, Biblioteka Jagiellońska Kraków, Poland | |||||
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Also known as | MS 5879 | ||||
Type | |||||
Date | 1510 - 1520 | ||||
Place of origin | Southern Germany | ||||
Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
Author(s) | |||||
Compiler | Unknown | ||||
Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
Patron | Maximilian I (?) | ||||
Material | Paper, with a modern leather binding | ||||
Size | 285 folia | ||||
Format | Double-sided; text with scattered illustrations | ||||
Script | Black Letter | ||||
Identified | Hans-Peter Hils (1983) | ||||
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The Goliath Fechtbuch (MS German Quarto 2020) is a German fencing manual created between 1510 and 1520.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Biblioteka Jagiellońska in Kraków, Poland. Zabinski speculates based on a number of factors that it was commissioned for Maximilian I (1459-1519), a well-known aficionado of military texts.[2] The manuscript appears to have at least three different scribes, but uses a single artist throughout.[3] It is generally nicknamed "Goliath" due to the depiction of the Biblical confrontation between David and the giant Goliath on the inside cover. The reason for the inclusion of this painting is entirely unclear, but it may be an allusion to the size of the swords depicted in the illustrations of unarmored long sword fencing.
The Goliath Fechtbuch is a compilation text consisting of treatises on a variety of martial topics by several different masters, most of whom who stood in the tradition of the grand master Johannes Liechtenauer. The first several sections include elaborately painted illustrations, but the images cease abruptly toward the beginning of the section on armored fencing, with the final few illustrations being merely rough line drawings. This in addition to the presence of blank spaces through the rest of the manuscript seems to suggest that additional illustrations were planned but never completed (perhaps due to the emperor's death).
Contents
Provenance
The known provenance of the MS German Quarto 2020 is:
- Written between 1510 and 1520 in southern Germany, possibly commissioned by Maximilian I or a member of the Imperial court.
- before 1564 – partially copied by Lienhart Sollinger into a manuscript included in the Codex I.6.2º.2.
- before 1923 – owned by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817) and Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815-1887). The terms of ownership of both men are unknown.
- 1923-1938 – held by Fischer gallery in Luzern, Germany (donated to the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, 1938). Offered to Robert Lyons Scott in 1935, but no sale took place.
- 1938-after 1985 – held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin in Berlin, Germany, classified MS 5879.
- after 1985 – held by the Biblioteka Jagiellońska in Kraków, Poland.
Contents
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1r - 7r | Recital on long sword fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7v - 73v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75r - 84v | Pole weapons by Andre Paurñfeyndt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85r - 86r | Pole weapons by Peter Falkner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
89r - 97v |
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98r - 102v | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
103r - 110v | Dagger by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
111r - 128r, 157v - 159r |
Anonymous grappling teachings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
130v - 147v | Grappling by Ott Jud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
148r - 157r | Grappling by Andre Liegniczer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
163r - 166r | Recital and figures on mounted fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
166v - 192r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
192v - 196r | Mounted fencing by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
199r - 251v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on short sword fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
252r - 271v | Short sword fencing by Andre Liegniczer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
272r - 281v | Short sword fencing by Martin Huntfeltz |
Gallery
Images hosted on Wiktenauer with permission from the Biblioteka Jagiellońska.
Additional Resources
- 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.
- Żabiński, Grzegorz. The Longsword Teachings of Master Liechtenauer. The Early Sixteenth Century Swordsmanship Comments in the "Goliath" Manuscript. Poland: Adam Marshall, 2010. ISBN 978-83-7611-662-4
References
- ↑ Internally dated "1510 - 1520" on the inside cover.
- ↑ Zabinski, pp 83-91.
- ↑ Zabinski, p 66.
- ↑ Actually First Samuel 17.
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 | Biblioteka Jagiellońska | Biblioteka Jagiellońska | |
Translation | Kirk Siemsen | Private communication | |
Transcription | Monika Maziarz, Bartłomiej Walczak, Grzegorz Żabiński, Jens P. Kleinau | Index:Goliath Fechtbuch (MS Germ.Quart.2020) |