Hec Sunt Guardiae in Dimicatione Videlicet (MS 01020)

Hec Sunt Guardiae in Dimicatione Videlicet
MS 01020, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
Hagedorn Leng —
Wierschin — Hils —
Type	Fencing manual
Date	ca. 1424
Place of origin	Italy
Language(s)	Renaissance Latin
Author(s)	Unknown
Material	Parchment, in a modern leather binding
Size	187 folia (80 mm × 110 mm)
Format	Double-sided
Identified	Brian F. Stokes, 2012
External data	Library catalog entry Auction catalog
Treatise scans	Digital scans

The MS 01020 is an Italian manuscript similar to a commonplace book, probably created in 1424. It currently rests in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. The size and contents suggest that it was a personal reference book for a scribe or other writer, and folio 105r outlines a system of counter-ward pairs similar to that of the MS I.33.

Contents

1r - 5v	Table of Contents
6r	T-O mappa mundi and calendar of 1424-1444
6v - 8r	[blank]
8v	“Ede cibo venereque certant animalia queque / Propter aidum escam et cortum omnia animalia certant” [15th century inscription]
9r - 103r, 111v - 115v, 117r - 157r	Notabilia biblie et aliorum sapientum ("Notable quotes from the Bible and other wise words")
103v - 104r	Index of the books of the Bible
105r	Anonymous fencing notes Draft Translation by Brian F. Stokes and Matt Galas Transcription by Brian F. Stokes Here begin the postures of combat. If the master is in long point, the disciple is in the cross If the master is on high, the disciple is in the thrust. If the master is on the left shoulder, the disciple is on the right {shoulder}. If the master is in the guard of the falcon, the disciple is in under the armpit. If the master is at the middle of the chest, the disciple is in flat/level [guard]. If the master is under the arm pit, the disciple is in "socca." If the master is in the flat/level {guard}, the disciple is in "sangia." If the master is in the cross, the disciple is on the left shoulder. [105r] Hec sunt guardiae in dimicatione videlicet. Si magister in cauda lunga, disspulus in cruce / Si magister in alto, dissipulus in stoccho / Si magister in spatula sinistra, dissipulus is in destra. / Si magister in guardia falconis, dissi pulus in sub ascella / Si magister ad med[um] pectus, dissipulus in plana. / Si magister (in) sub ascella, dissiplus in socca. / Si Magister in plana, Dissipulus in sangia. Si magister in cruce, dissipulus in spatula sinistra. [hic]
105v - 108r	Selection of psalms by Saint Hilarius
108v	Dictis de iustitia et iure ("Statements of Justice and Law")
109r	[blank]
109v - 111r	Dies Aegyptiaci ("Egyptian Days"), a list of unlucky days of the year
116r - 116v	[blank]
157rv	Protocols for addressing nobility

Gallery

Folio 105r

Copyright and License Summary

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Work	Author(s)	Source	License
Images	University of Toronto
Translation	Brian F. Stokes and Matt Galas	The Schola San Marco
Transcription	Brian F. Stokes	Index:Hec Sunt Guardiae in Dimicatione Videlicet (MS 01020)