Joachim Meyers Fechtbuch (MS Bibl. 2465)

Opening, ff Ⅱv - Ⅲr
Joachim Meyers Fechtbuch
	MS Bibl. 2465, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum; Munich, Germany
Type	Fencing manual
Date	1561
Language(s)	Early New High German
Author(s)	Joachim Meyer
Scribe(s)	Joachim Meyer (?)
Illustrator(s)	Unknown
Patron	Georg Johann Ⅰ, Count Palatine of Veldenz
Material	Paper, in a leather binding
Size	112 folia (290 mm × 200 mm)
Format	Double-sided; text with scattered illustrations
Script	Secretary
Identified	Olivier Dupuis
Treatise scans	Digital scans (1 2) ; Digital scans ;

The MS Bibl. 2465 is a German fencing manual created by Joachim Meyer in 1561.^[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich, Germany. This manuscript, which may be Meyer's earliest work, was created for Georg Johann Ⅰ, Count Palatine of Veldenz.^[2] It contains lessons on the use of the sword, dussack, rapier, dagger, and polearms, all of which would also be covered in the substantially larger book he would publish in 1570, Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens; unlike that book, this manuscript also treats armored fencing.

The relationship between the teachings in this manuscript and Meyer's later works has yet to be determined.

Provenance

Dupuis, Olivier. "A new manuscript of Joachim Meyer (1561)". Acta Periodica Duellatorum 9(1), 2021. doi:10.36950/apd-2021-004

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

Work	Author(s)	Source	License
Images
Transcription		Index:Joachim Meyers Fechtbuch (MS Bibl. 2465)

Ⅱr - Ⅳv	Dedication by Joachim Meyer
1r - 21v	Long sword by Joachim Meyer
22r - 48r	Dussack by Joachim Meyer
48r - 66v	Side sword by Joachim Meyer
67r - 75v	Dagger by Joachim Meyer
78r - 100v	Polearms by Joachim Meyer
101r - 112v	Armored fencing by Joachim Meyer
Ⅴr - Ⅹv	Table of contents by Joachim Meyer