Neu Kunstlich Fechtbuch (Sebastian Heußler)

New Kůnstlich Fechtbuch
New Illustrated Fencing Manual
Title page of the 1615 edition
Author(s)	Sebastian Heußler
Illustrated by	Gabriel Weyer
Place of origin	Nuremberg, Germany
Language	Early New High German
Genre(s)	Fencing manual
Publisher	Ludwig Lochner (1615)
Publication date	1615, 1616, 1617, 1626, 1627, 1630, 1640, 1665
Pages	312 pages
Treatise scans	Digital scans (1626)

The title of this article contains the characters ů and ß. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as New Kuenstlich Fechtbuch (Sebastian Heussler).

New Kůnstlich Fechtbuch ("New Illustrated Fencing Manual") is a German fencing manual written by Sebastian Heußler and initially printed in 1615. The treatise presents a system of fencing based on the teachings of Salvator Fabris and Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli, and covers the use of the rapier solo, the rapier and dagger, the rapier and cloak, and the dagger solo. It includes extensive explanatory text as well as numerous detailed illustrations by noted Nuremberg engraver Gabriel Weyer.

Publication History

The first edition of New Kůnstlich Fechtbuch was printed in Nuremberg, Germany in 1615 by Ludwig Lochner, the son of Heußler's former master. It was reprinted numerous times thereafter, including in 1616, 1617, 1626, 1630, 1640, and 1665; Lochner was also responsible for some or all of these printings.

Contents

Page	Section
1 - 229	Rapier by Sebastian Heußler
230 - 291	Rapier and Dagger by Sebastian Heußler
292 - 312	Illustrations of Rapier and Cloak and Dagger by Gabriel Weyer

Gallery

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3