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The '''MS M.I.29''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] compiled in 1491 by [[Hans von Speyer]].<ref>Signed and internally dated on [[:Image:MS M.I.29 158r.jpg|folio 158r]].</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg]] in Salzburg, Austria. It is important to note that Hans von Speyer was a scribe, not a master, and the book 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]]. This treatise is the first to include the works of [[Martin Syber]] and [[Johannes Lecküchner]] with the Liechtenauer tradition.
 
The '''MS M.I.29''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] compiled in 1491 by [[Hans von Speyer]].<ref>Signed and internally dated on [[:Image:MS M.I.29 158r.jpg|folio 158r]].</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg]] in Salzburg, Austria. It is important to note that Hans von Speyer was a scribe, not a master, and the book 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]]. This treatise is the first to include the works of [[Martin Syber]] and [[Johannes Lecküchner]] with the Liechtenauer tradition.
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! English Translation
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! <p>{{rating|C}}<br/>by [[Michael Chidester]]</p>
by [[Michael Chidester]]
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! <p>Transcription<br/>by [[Dierk Hagedorn]]</p>
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by [[Dierk Hagedorn]]
 
  
 
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| [In a different hand, written in pencil]
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| <p>[In a different hand, written in pencil]<br/>V.I.H<br/>159</p>
V.I.H<br/>159
 
  
 
[Owner's mark.]<br/>Canon of the Church of the Berchtesgaden Kings[?] 1665
 
[Owner's mark.]<br/>Canon of the Church of the Berchtesgaden Kings[?] 1665
| [Von anderer Hand in Bleistift geschrieben.]
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| <p>[Von anderer Hand in Bleistift geschrieben.]<br/>V.I.H<br/>159</p>
V.I.H<br/>159
 
  
 
[Besitzervermerk.]<br/>Eccl[es]ie Berchtolsgad[en]sis Can Reg 1665
 
[Besitzervermerk.]<br/>Eccl[es]ie Berchtolsgad[en]sis Can Reg 1665
 
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== Copyright and License Summary ==
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For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|discussion page]].
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Revision as of 23:37, 4 January 2015

Codex Speyer
MS M.I.29, Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria

MS M.I.29 Iv.jpg
MS M.I.29 001r.jpg
ff Iv - 1r
HagedornLeng
Wierschin32Hils43
Type Fencing manual
Date 1491
Language(s) Early New High German
Author(s)
Scribe(s) Hans von Speyer
Material Paper, in a modern binding
Size 158 folia
Format Double-sided, with red and black
ink
Script Bastarda
Treatise scans Digital scans (750x1000)
Other translations Traduction française

The MS M.I.29 is a German fencing manual compiled in 1491 by Hans von Speyer.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria. It is important to note that Hans von Speyer was a scribe, not a master, and the book 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. This treatise is the first to include the works of Martin Syber and Johannes Lecküchner with the Liechtenauer tradition.

Provenance

Contents

1r
1r - 2v Epitome on the Longsword by Martin Syber
3r Anonymous poem on swordsmanship
5r - 7r Comparison of longsword and messer terminology by Andreas
10r - 44r Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
46r - 117r Gloss of the Epitome on the Messer by Johannes Lecküchner
119r - 126v Grappling by Ott Jud
129r - 130r Kampffechten by Johannes Liechtenauer
130r - 134v Armored fencing by Martin Huntfeltz (attributed to Jud Lew)
134v - 136v Armored grappling by Martin Huntfeltz (attributed to Jud Lew)
137r - 141r Armored fencing by Andre Liegniczer (attributed to Martin Huntfeltz)
143r - 158r Gloss of Liechtenauer's Roßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig

Gallery

[Images available for import.]

Additional Resources

References

  1. Signed and internally dated on folio 158r.

Copyright and License Summary

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

Work Author(s) Source License
Images Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg
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Transcription Dierk Hagedorn Index:Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)
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