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| − | The '''Starhemberg Fechtbuch''' (Cod. 44.A.8) is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] created in 1452.<ref>Internally dated on [[page:Cod.44.A.8 113v.jpg|folio 113v]].</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Biblioteca dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana]] in Rome, Italy. This manuscript is sometimes attributed to [[Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt]],<ref>See, for example, [[Martin Wierschin|Wierschin]] 35 and [[Hans-Peter Hils|Hils]] 111-12.</ref> 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]]. | + | The '''Starhemberg Fechtbuch''' (Cod. 44.A.8; sometimes called Peter von Danzig's Fechtbuch) is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] created in 1452.<ref>Internally dated on [[page:Cod.44.A.8 113v.jpg|folio 113v]].</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Biblioteca dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana]] in Rome, Italy. This manuscript is sometimes attributed to [[Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt]],<ref>See, for example, [[Martin Wierschin|Wierschin]] 35 and [[Hans-Peter Hils|Hils]] 111-12.</ref> 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]]. |
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The Starhemberg Fechtbuch (Cod. 44.A.8; sometimes called Peter von Danzig's Fechtbuch) is a German fencing manual created in 1452.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Biblioteca dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana in Rome, Italy. This manuscript is sometimes attributed to Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt,[2] 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 Starhemberg Fechtbuch is:[3]
- 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.
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Col=44=A=8-
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Need Teaches Prayer
Theo Wittigschlager
[In a banner:] Watch Who You Trust
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Nodt lernnt Petten
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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.
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Collezzione di opuscoli di varj Auttori scritti in Lingua Teutonica Sulla Schirma e sulla Lottare
MSS. ossia Codice Bombarini di Carte 117 ~
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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
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5th: Precepts of Fencing, written by Master Peter von Danzig in Ingolstadt. ––– Folio 108
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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
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5o Precetti di Scherma scritti da Mrõ Pietro di Danckgs in Ingolstadt –––– Fol. 108
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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.
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[Ⅱv] 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
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12 January 1568
V.V.M.F. (meaning unknown)
Sir Erasmus von Starhemberg
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[1r] 1568 12. Januarij
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Eraßm Herr von Starhemberg
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The Plow
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From the Roof
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[2r] vom tag
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Recital by Johannes Liechtenauer
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Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
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Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
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Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on short sword fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
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Short sword fencing by Andre Lignitzer
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Sword and Buckler by Andre Lignitzer
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Wrestling by Andre Lignitzer
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Dagger by Andre Lignitzer
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Short sword fencing by Martin Huntsfeld
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Armored grappling by Martin Huntsfeld
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Dagger by Martin Huntsfeld
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Mounted fencing by Martin Huntsfeld
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Grappling by Ott Jud
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Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on short sword fencing by Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt
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In this Year of Our Lord One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Two
M. H. I. T. Thanks be to God
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[113v] Annodominimilesimoquadringentesimo · quinquagesimosecundo
※ · M · H · I · T · ※ deo gratias
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