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| name                      = Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens
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| name                      = ''Gründtliche Beschreibung der…<br/>Kunst des Fechtens''
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| subtitle                  = [[title::A Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing]]
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| full title                = A Thorough Description of the Free, Knightly and Noble Art of Fencing, Showing Various Customary Defenses, Affected and Put Forth with Many Handsome and Useful Drawings
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| full title                = A Thorough Description of the Free, <br/>Chivalric, and Noble Art of Fencing, <br/>Showing Various Customary Defenses, <br/>Affected and Put Forth with Many <br/>Handsome and Useful Drawings
 
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| author(s)                = {{plainlist | [[author::Johannes Liechtenauer]] | [[author::Joachim Meÿer]] }}
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| author(s)                = [[author::Joachim Meyer]]
 
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| ascribed to              =  
 
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| illustrated by            = {{plainlist | [[artist::Tobias Stimmer]]’s workshop | (inc. [[artist::Hans Christoffel Stimmer]]) }}
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| illustrated by            = [[artist::Hans Christoff Stimmer]]
 
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| dedicated to              = Count Palatine Johann Casimir
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| dedicated to              = Johann Casimir
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| place of origin          = Strasbourg, Germany
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| place of origin          = Strasbourg
 
| language                  = [[language::Early New High German]]
 
| language                  = [[language::Early New High German]]
 
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| genre                    = {{plainlist | [[type::Fencing manual]] | [[type::Wrestling manual]] }}
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| genre                    = {{plainlist
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| sources                  = [[Joachim Meyers Fäktbok (MS A.4º.2)|MS A.4°.2]] (1560)
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| [[type::Fencing manual]]
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| [[type::Wrestling manual]]
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| [[Joachim Meyers Fechtbuch (MS Bibl. 2465)|MS Bibl. 2465]] (1561)
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| [[Joachim Meyers Fäktbok (MS A.4º.2)|MS A.4°.2]] (1568)
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| publisher                = [[publisher::Thiebolt Berger]]
 
| publisher                = [[publisher::Thiebolt Berger]]
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| pub_date                  = [[year::1570,&nbsp;1590,&nbsp;1600,<br/>1610,&nbsp;1660|1570, 1590, 1600, 1610, 1660]]
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| pub_date                  = [[year::1570,&nbsp;1600]]
 
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| pages                    = 379
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| pages                    = 433
 
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| images                    = {{plainlist | [http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00024580/image_1 Digital scans] (1570) | [http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00024583/image_1 Digital scans] (1600) | [http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/lord/pdfs/Meyer_1600.pdf Black and white photocopy] (1600) }}
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'''''Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens''''' ("A Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing") is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Joachim Meÿer]] and printed in 1570. Building on his earlier 1560 manuscript, the [[Joachim Meyers Fäktbok (MS A.4º.2)|MS A.4°.2]], it is a complex, multiweapon treatise that represents a significant evolution of the art that Johannes Liechtenauer taught two centuries earlier.
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'''''Gründtliche Beschreibung der… Kunst des Fechtens''''' ("A Thorough Description of… the Art of Fencing") is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Joachim Meyer]] and printed in 1570. Building on his earlier 1560s works [[Joachim Meyers Fechtbuch (MS Bibl. 2465)|MS Bibl. 2465]] and [[Joachim Meyers Fäktbok (MS A.4º.2)|MS A.4°.2]], it is a complex, sophisticated treatise purporting to teach the entire art of fencing (something that Meyer claimed had never been done before), and represents a significant evolution of the art that [[Johannes Liechtenauer]] taught 150 years earlier. It treats the [[sword]], [[Dussack]], [[rapier]] (both single and with secondary weapons), [[dagger]] and wrestling, and various [[pole weapons]] including the short staff, halberd, and long staff (pike).
  
 
== Publication History ==
 
== Publication History ==
  
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The first edition of ''Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens'' was printed in Strasbourg in 1570, some months before Meÿer's death; it may have been reprinted there in 1590.{{cn}} A second edition was printed in Augsburg in 1600, possibly arranged by his widow and her family. According to some sources, there were additional editions printed in 1610 and in 1660.<ref>Schaer, Alfred. {{Google books|0egSAAAAYAAJ|Die altdeutschen fechter und spielleute: Ein beitrag zur deutschen culturgeschichte|page=76}}. K.J. Trübner, 1901. p 76.</ref><ref>Pollock, W. H., Grove, F. C., and Prévost, C. {{Google books|OXSZ8FjBfhkC|Fencing|page=267}}. London and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and co, 1897. pp 267-268.</ref> Unfortunately, only copies of the 1570 and 1600 editions are currently known to exist.
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The first edition of ''Gründtliche Beschreibung der… Kunst des Fechtens'' was printed in Strasbourg by Thiebolt Berger in 1570, exactly one year before Meyer's death. A second edition was printed in Augsburg in 1600 by Michael Manger (under publisher Elte Millers), possibly arranged by his widow and her family; for this edition, the same woodblocks were used but the text was reset (and many small errors or variations were thus introduced). A third edition (based on the 1600) was prepared in 2011 by Wolfgang Landwehr, including digital reproductions of the illustrations and setting the text in a humanist font, and published in Herne by [[VS-Books]] under the title ''Joachim Meyer 1600: Transkription des Fechtbuchs 'Gründtliche Beschreibung der freyen Ritterlichen und Adelichen kunst des Fechtens'''; this edition was reissued in 2018. A fourth edition was prepared in 2021 by [[Michael Chidester]] and published by [[HEMA Bookshelf]]; this edition was created from digital scans of the 1570, including the painted figures from the Leipzig University Library's copy and annotated pages from several other copies.
  
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In 2006, Meÿer's treatise was translated into English by Dr. [[Jeffrey L. Forgeng]] and published in New York under the title ''The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570''.
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According to some sources, there were other editions printed in 1590, 1610, and 1660,<ref>Schaer, Alfred. {{Google books|0egSAAAAYAAJ|Die altdeutschen fechter und spielleute: Ein beitrag zur deutschen culturgeschichte|page=76}}. K.J. Trübner, 1901. p 76.</ref><ref>Pollock, W. H., Grove, F. C., and Prévost, C. {{Google books|OXSZ8FjBfhkC|Fencing|page=267}}. London and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and co, 1897. pp 267-268.</ref> but no copies from these printings are known to exist and they are probably spurious (due perhaps to errors in cataloging the known editions or mistaken references to the works of [[Jakob Sutor]] (1612) and [[Theodori Verolini]] (1679)).
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In 2006, Meyer's treatise was translated into English by Dr. [[Jeffrey L. Forgeng]] and published by [[Palgrave Macmillan]] in New York and London under the title ''The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570''. A second edition with minor corrections was published in 2015.
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In 2012, [[Alex Kiermayer]] translated the treatise to modern German, and this was published by [[Arts of Mars Books]] under the title ''Joachim Meyers Kunst Des Fechtens. Gründtliche Beschreibung des Fechtens, 1570.''
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In 2022, [[Rebecca Garber]] completed a new English translation, which was published in three separate editions in 2023 by [[HEMA Bookshelf]] in Boston under the title ''Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing, the 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer''.
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
  
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The pagination in this text resets at the beginning of books 2 and 4, so there is little point in referencing page numbers in this table of contents.
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{| class="treatise"
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! id="page" | [[Joachim Meyer|a1r - b4v]]
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| Preface by [[Joachim Meyer]]
  
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! [[Joachim Meyer|Ⅰ.1r - Ⅰ.64v]]
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! Section
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| Part 1 - Sword by [[Joachim Meyer]]
  
 
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! [[Joachim Meÿer|Book 1]]
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! [[Joachim Meyer|Ⅱ.1r - Ⅱ.49v]]
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| [[Longsword]] by Joachim Meÿer
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| Part 2 - Dussack by [[Joachim Meyer]]
  
 
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! [[Joachim Meÿer|Book 2]]
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! [[Joachim Meyer|Ⅱ.50r - Ⅱ.107v]]
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| [[Dussack]] by Joachim Meÿer
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| Part 3 - Rapier by [[Joachim Meyer]]
  
 
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! [[Joachim Meÿer|Book 3]]
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! [[Joachim Meyer|Ⅲ.1r - Ⅲ.15v]]
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| [[Side sword]] by Joachim Meÿer
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| Part 4 - Dagger and wrestling by [[Joachim Meyer]]
  
 
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! [[Joachim Meÿer|Book 4]]
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! [[Joachim Meyer|Ⅲ.16r - Ⅲ.47r]]
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| [[Dagger]] by Joachim Meÿer
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| Part 5 - Staff and pole weapons by [[Joachim Meyer]]
  
 
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! [[Joachim Meÿer|Book 5]]
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! [[Joachim Meyer|Ⅲ.47v]]
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| [[Staff]] by Joachim Meÿer
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| Errata
  
 
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
  
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{{image|Meyer 1570 Cover.jpg|Cover (1570 edition)}}
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<h3> Title pages </h3>
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{{image|Meyer 1570 Crest.jpg|Johan Casimir's crest}}
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{{image|h=1|Meyer 1570 Cover.png|First Edition}}
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{{image|h=1|Meyer 1600 Cover.jpg|Second Edition}}
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{{image|Meyer 1570 Longsword C.jpg|Longsword C}}
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<h3 style="clear:both;"> Illustrations </h3>
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* [[Joachim Meÿer|Meÿer, Joachim]]. ''The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570''. Translated by [[Jeffrey L. Forgeng]]. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 29 October 2024

Gründtliche Beschreibung der…
Kunst des Fechtens
A Thorough Description of the… Art of Fencing
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USTC ID
Full title A Thorough Description of the Free,
Chivalric, and Noble Art of Fencing,
Showing Various Customary Defenses,
Affected and Put Forth with Many
Handsome and Useful Drawings
Author(s) Joachim Meyer
Illustrated by Hans Christoff Stimmer
Dedicated to Johann Casimir
Place of origin Strasbourg
Language Early New High German
Genre(s)
Sources
Publisher Thiebolt Berger
Publication date 1570, 1600
Pages 433
Treatise scans
The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Gruendtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens (Joachim Meyer).

Gründtliche Beschreibung der… Kunst des Fechtens ("A Thorough Description of… the Art of Fencing") is a German fencing manual written by Joachim Meyer and printed in 1570. Building on his earlier 1560s works MS Bibl. 2465 and MS A.4°.2, it is a complex, sophisticated treatise purporting to teach the entire art of fencing (something that Meyer claimed had never been done before), and represents a significant evolution of the art that Johannes Liechtenauer taught 150 years earlier. It treats the sword, Dussack, rapier (both single and with secondary weapons), dagger and wrestling, and various pole weapons including the short staff, halberd, and long staff (pike).

Publication History

The first edition of Gründtliche Beschreibung der… Kunst des Fechtens was printed in Strasbourg by Thiebolt Berger in 1570, exactly one year before Meyer's death. A second edition was printed in Augsburg in 1600 by Michael Manger (under publisher Elte Millers), possibly arranged by his widow and her family; for this edition, the same woodblocks were used but the text was reset (and many small errors or variations were thus introduced). A third edition (based on the 1600) was prepared in 2011 by Wolfgang Landwehr, including digital reproductions of the illustrations and setting the text in a humanist font, and published in Herne by VS-Books under the title Joachim Meyer 1600: Transkription des Fechtbuchs 'Gründtliche Beschreibung der freyen Ritterlichen und Adelichen kunst des Fechtens'; this edition was reissued in 2018. A fourth edition was prepared in 2021 by Michael Chidester and published by HEMA Bookshelf; this edition was created from digital scans of the 1570, including the painted figures from the Leipzig University Library's copy and annotated pages from several other copies.

According to some sources, there were other editions printed in 1590, 1610, and 1660,[1][2] but no copies from these printings are known to exist and they are probably spurious (due perhaps to errors in cataloging the known editions or mistaken references to the works of Jakob Sutor (1612) and Theodori Verolini (1679)).

In 2006, Meyer's treatise was translated into English by Dr. Jeffrey L. Forgeng and published by Palgrave Macmillan in New York and London under the title The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570. A second edition with minor corrections was published in 2015.

In 2012, Alex Kiermayer translated the treatise to modern German, and this was published by Arts of Mars Books under the title Joachim Meyers Kunst Des Fechtens. Gründtliche Beschreibung des Fechtens, 1570.

In 2022, Rebecca Garber completed a new English translation, which was published in three separate editions in 2023 by HEMA Bookshelf in Boston under the title Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing, the 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer.

Contents

a1r - b4v Preface by Joachim Meyer
Ⅰ.1r - Ⅰ.64v Part 1 - Sword by Joachim Meyer
Ⅱ.1r - Ⅱ.49v Part 2 - Dussack by Joachim Meyer
Ⅱ.50r - Ⅱ.107v Part 3 - Rapier by Joachim Meyer
Ⅲ.1r - Ⅲ.15v Part 4 - Dagger and wrestling by Joachim Meyer
Ⅲ.16r - Ⅲ.47r Part 5 - Staff and pole weapons by Joachim Meyer
Ⅲ.47v Errata

Gallery

Title pages

First Edition
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Second Edition
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Johan Casimir's arms
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Illustrations

Sword A
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Sword B
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Sword C
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Sword D
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Sword E
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Sword F
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Sword G
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Sword H
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Sword I
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Sword K
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Sword L
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Sword M
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Sword N
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Sword O
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Cutting Diagram 1
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Cutting Diagram 2
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Dussack A
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Dussack B
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Dussack C
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Dussack D
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Dussack E
Dussack F
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Dussack G
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Dussack H
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Dussack I
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Dussack K
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Dussack L
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Dussack M
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Dussack N
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Dussack O
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Dussack P
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Meyer Portrait 1
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Meyer Portrait 2
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Meyer Portrait 3
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Cutting Lines
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Rapier A
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Rapier B
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Rapier C
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Rapier D
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Rapier E
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Rapier F
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Rapier G
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Rapier G'
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Rapier H
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Rapier I
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Dagger A
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Dagger B
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Dagger C
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Dagger D
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Dagger E
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Dagger F
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Staff A
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Staff B
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Staff C
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Staff D
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Staff E
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Staff F
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Staff G
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Staff H
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Staff I
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Staff K
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Staff L
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Staff M
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Additional Resources

The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.

References

  1. ↑ Schaer, Alfred. Die altdeutschen fechter und spielleute: Ein beitrag zur deutschen culturgeschichte. K.J. Trübner, 1901. p 76.
  2. ↑ Pollock, W. H., Grove, F. C., and Prévost, C. Fencing. London and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and co, 1897. pp 267-268.

Copyright and License Summary

For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.

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