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| − | + | '''''Sciomachia et hoplomachia''''' ("Unarmed and Armed Combat; MS Dresden C.15) is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] created by [[Heinrich von Gunterrodt]] in ca. 1579.<ref>Internally dated on folio 4r.</ref> The original currently rests in the holdings of the [[Sächsische Landesbibliothek]] in Dresden, Germany. This manuscript treats [[grappling]], [[dagger]], [[saber]], [[side sword]] (both single and with secondary weapons), [[spear]], and [[poleaxe]]. The introduction to this manuscripts seems to have been the basis for Gunterrodt's historical treatise ''[[De Veris Principiis Artis Dimicatorie (Heinrich von Gunterrodt)|De Veris Principiis Artis Dimicatorie]]'' ("On the True Principles of the Art of Fencing"), published the same year. | |
Gunderrodt refers to this treatise as book one, but any subsequent work he had planned never seems to have appeared. | Gunderrodt refers to this treatise as book one, but any subsequent work he had planned never seems to have appeared. | ||
Revision as of 00:26, 22 June 2014
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| MS Dresd.C.15, Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden, Germany | |||||
 folio 1r | |||||
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| Type | |||||
| Date | 1579 | ||||
| Language(s) | New Latin | ||||
| Author(s) | Heinrich von Gunterrodt | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Louradus Knobloch | ||||
| Patron | Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenberg | ||||
| Material | Paper | ||||
| Size | 76 folia | ||||
| Format | Double-sided; text with scattered full-page illustrations | ||||
| Script | Humanist | ||||
| Treatise scans | Digital scans (2000x1500) | ||||
Sciomachia et hoplomachia ("Unarmed and Armed Combat; MS Dresden C.15) is a German fencing manual created by Heinrich von Gunterrodt in ca. 1579.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Dresden, Germany. This manuscript treats grappling, dagger, saber, side sword (both single and with secondary weapons), spear, and poleaxe. The introduction to this manuscripts seems to have been the basis for Gunterrodt's historical treatise De Veris Principiis Artis Dimicatorie ("On the True Principles of the Art of Fencing"), published the same year.
Gunderrodt refers to this treatise as book one, but any subsequent work he had planned never seems to have appeared.
Provenance
Contents
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[Images available for import.]
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ Internally dated on folio 4r.
