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| − | '''Codex Amberger''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] probably created in the mid 1500s.<ref>According to its 1840 binding it dates to 1512, but this doesn't fit with the timeline suggested by the content of the manuscript.</ref>. The original currently rests in the private collection of the J. Christoph Amberger in Towson, MD (USA). The manuscript is a fragment, containing only nine plays of wrestling, three of messer, and one each of dagger, | + | '''Codex Amberger''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] probably created in the mid 1500s.<ref>According to its 1840 binding it dates to 1512, but this doesn't fit with the timeline suggested by the content of the manuscript.</ref>. The original currently rests in the private collection of the J. Christoph Amberger in Towson, MD (USA). The manuscript is a fragment, containing only nine plays of wrestling, three of messer, and one each of dagger, long sword, and staff. It has no consistent foliation, and was probably originally part a larger work.<ref>J. Christoph Amberger. "[http://fencingclassics.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/two-handed-sword-germany-c-1550/ Two-handed Sword; Germany, c. 1550]". ''Fencing Classics''. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2010.</ref> Based on the images released thus far, the manuscript seems to be largely a copy of [[Christian Egenolff]]'s 1530s fencing anthology ''[[Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst (Christian Egenolff)|Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst]]''. A few of the images may instead be related to the manuscripts of [[Paulus Hector Mair]]. |
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Revision as of 20:04, 5 October 2015
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| Amberger Collection Towson, Maryland | |||||
 Anbinden auch ettwan der schnitt (folio 14r) | |||||
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| Date | ca. 1550s | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Material | Paper, bound in 1840 | ||||
| Size | 16 folia | ||||
| Format | Single-sided; one illustration per page, with scattered text | ||||
| Script | Bastarda | ||||
| Treatise scans | Digital scans (varies) | ||||
Codex Amberger is a German fencing manual probably created in the mid 1500s.[1]. The original currently rests in the private collection of the J. Christoph Amberger in Towson, MD (USA). The manuscript is a fragment, containing only nine plays of wrestling, three of messer, and one each of dagger, long sword, and staff. It has no consistent foliation, and was probably originally part a larger work.[2] Based on the images released thus far, the manuscript seems to be largely a copy of Christian Egenolff's 1530s fencing anthology Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst. A few of the images may instead be related to the manuscripts of Paulus Hector Mair.
Contents
Provenance
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| 1r - 8r | Illustrations of grappling devices | ||||||||||||
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| 9r - 10r | Illustrations of dagger devices | ||||||||||||
| 11r - 13r | Illustrations of messer based on Johannes Lecküchner | ||||||||||||
| 14r | Illustration of long sword devices (captioned "Anbinden auch ettwan der schnitt") | ||||||||||||
| 15r | Illustration of staff devices | ||||||||||||
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Additional Resources
References
- ↑ According to its 1840 binding it dates to 1512, but this doesn't fit with the timeline suggested by the content of the manuscript.
- ↑ J. Christoph Amberger. "Two-handed Sword; Germany, c. 1550". Fencing Classics. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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 | J. Christoph Amberger | Fencing Classics |  |
| Translation | Chris Treichel | Document circulated online |  |
| Transcription | Dierk Hagedorn | Index:Codex Amberger |  |
