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| − | The '''MS KK5013''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] probably created in the 1430s.<ref>The date is based on the style of armor used in the illustrations.</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] in Vienna, Austria. The MS KK5013 is part of the [[Gladiatoria group]], a series of several German manuscripts from the 15th century that share the same art style and cover the same material; it seems to be the oldest member of the group and may have been the exemplar for the [[Gladiatoria (MS Germ.Quart.16)|MS German Quarto 16]]. The Gladiatoria manuals are interesting texts in that they seem to be contemporary with the tradition of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]], but not directly influenced by it.{{cn}} | + | The '''MS KK5013''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] probably created in the 1430s.<ref>The date is based on the style of armor used in the illustrations.</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] in Vienna, Austria. The MS KK5013 is part of the [[Gladiatoria group]], a series of several German manuscripts from the 15th century that share the same art style and cover the same material, and it seems to have created in the same workshop as the [[Gladiatoria (MS U860.F46 1450)|New Haven version]]. |
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| − | The core of the Gladiatoria group is a series of devices of [[armored fencing]] following the traditional progression of a [[judicial duel]]: beginning with [[spear]]s and small [[shield]]s called ''ecranches'', moving to [[longsword]]s, then employing [[dagger]]s on foot and [[wrestling|on the ground]]. (Traditional dueling would begin on horseback before going to foot combat, and the ''ecranche'' is designed for mounted fencing, but Gladiatoria skips that stage entirely.) | + | The core of the Gladiatoria group is a series of devices of [[armored fencing]] following the traditional progression of a [[judicial duel]]: beginning with [[spear]]s and small [[shield]]s called ''ecranches'', moving to [[longsword]]s, then employing [[dagger]]s on foot and [[wrestling|on the ground]]. (Traditional dueling would often begin on horseback before going to foot combat, and the ''ecranche'' is designed for mounted fighting, but Gladiatoria seems to skip that stage entirely.) The Gladiatoria manuals are interesting texts in that they seem to be contemporary with the tradition of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]], but not directly influenced by it.{{cn}} |
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| | {{image|MS KK5013 Cover 3.jpg|link=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ms._KK5013_Cover_3.jpg|Inside Cover}} | | {{image|MS KK5013 Cover 3.jpg|link=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ms._KK5013_Cover_3.jpg|Inside Cover}} |
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| | == Additional Resources == | | == Additional Resources == |
| Gladiatoria |
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MS KK5013, Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria |
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| Date |
ca. 1430s |
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Early New High German |
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| Author(s) |
Unknown |
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| Size |
56 folia (185 mm x 195 mm) |
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Double-sided; one illustration per side,
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| Previously kept |
Carl Schruff (1570) |
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The MS KK5013 is a German fencing manual probably created in the 1430s.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. The MS KK5013 is part of the Gladiatoria group, a series of several German manuscripts from the 15th century that share the same art style and cover the same material, and it seems to have created in the same workshop as the New Haven version.
The core of the Gladiatoria group is a series of devices of armored fencing following the traditional progression of a judicial duel: beginning with spears and small shields called ecranches, moving to longswords, then employing daggers on foot and on the ground. (Traditional dueling would often begin on horseback before going to foot combat, and the ecranche is designed for mounted fighting, but Gladiatoria seems to skip that stage entirely.) The Gladiatoria manuals are interesting texts in that they seem to be contemporary with the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer, but not directly influenced by it.[citation needed]
Provenance
Contents
Gallery
Images hosted by WikiMedia Commons.
Additional Resources
- Cavazzuti, Carlo (in Italian). Gladiatoria. Asola: Gilgamesh Edizioni, 2015. ISBN 978-88-6867-080-1
- Hagedorn, Dierk; Walczak, Bartłomiej. Gladiatoria. New Haven - MS U860.F46 1450. Herne: VS-Books, 2015. ISBN 978-3-932077-42-5
- Hils, Hans-Peter (in German). "Gladiatoria: Über drei Fechthandschriften aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts". Codices manuscripti 13:1-54, 1987.
- Knight, Hugh T., Jr. The Gladiatoria Fechtbuch: A Fifteenth-Century German Fight Book. Lulu.com, 2008.
- Walczak, Bartłomiej. "Judicial Armoured Dagger Combat of Gladiatoria and KK 5013." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts. Ed. Jeffrey Hull. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3
References
- ↑ The date is based on the style of armor used in the illustrations.
Copyright and License Summary
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