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| − | '''''Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens''''' ("A | + | '''''Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens''''' ("A Thorough Description of the Art of Fencing") is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Joachim Meÿer]] and printed in 1570. Building on his earlier work in the 1660s [[Joachim Meyers Fäktbok (MS A.4º.2)|MS A.4°.2]], it is a complex, sophisticated treatise purports to teach the entire art of fencing, something that Meÿer claimed had never been done before, and represents a significant evolution of the art that Johannes Liechtenauer taught two centuries earlier. It treats the [[longsword]], [[Dussack]], [[side sword]] (both single and with secondary weapons), [[dagger]], and various [[pole weapons]] including the short staff, halberd, and long staff. |
== Publication History == | == Publication History == | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 17 February 2015
| Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens | |
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| 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 |
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| Dedicated to | Johann Casimir |
| Place of origin | Strasbourg, Germany |
| Language | Early New High German |
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| Sources | MS A.4°.2 (1560s) |
| Publisher | Thiebolt Berger |
| Publication date | 1570, 1600 |
| Pages | 433 |
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The title of this article contains the characters ü and ÿ. Where they are 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 Meÿer and printed in 1570. Building on his earlier work in the 1660s MS A.4°.2, it is a complex, sophisticated treatise purports to teach the entire art of fencing, something that Meÿer claimed had never been done before, and represents a significant evolution of the art that Johannes Liechtenauer taught two centuries earlier. It treats the longsword, Dussack, side sword (both single and with secondary weapons), dagger, and various pole weapons including the short staff, halberd, and long staff.
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Publication History
The first edition of Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens was printed in Strasbourg by Thiebolt Berger in 1570, some months before Meÿer's death; it may have been reprinted there in 1590.[citation needed] 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.[1][2] Unfortunately, only copies of the 1570 and 1600 editions are currently known to exist.
In 2006, Meÿer's treatise was translated into English by Dr. Jeffrey L. Forgeng and published in New York and London under the title The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570. A second edition was released in 2014.
Contents
| A1r - B4v | Preface by Joachim Meÿer |
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| 1.1r - 1.64v | Part 1 - Longsword by Joachim Meÿer |
| 2.1r - 2.49v | Part 2 - Dussack by Joachim Meÿer |
| 2.50r - 2.107v | Part 3 - Side sword by Joachim Meÿer |
| 3.1r - 3.15v | Part 4 - Dagger by Joachim Meÿer |
| 3.16r - 3.47r | Part 5 - Staff by Joachim Meÿer |
| 3.47v | Corrections |
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Additional Resources
- Kiermayer, Alex. Joachim Meyers Kunst Des Fechtens. Gründtliche Beschreibung des Fechtens, 1570. Arts Of Mars Books, 2012. ISBN 978-3981162738
- Meÿer, Joachim. The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570. Translated by Jeffrey L. Forgeng. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. (2nd edition 2014.)
References
- ↑ Schaer, Alfred. Die altdeutschen fechter und spielleute: Ein beitrag zur deutschen culturgeschichte. K.J. Trübner, 1901. p 76.
- ↑ 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.
| Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
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| Images | Tobias Stimmer's workshop | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |  |
| Images (Longsword) | Restored by Heidi Zimmerman | Draupnir Press |  |
| Transcription | Index:Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens | |
