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Joachim Meyers Fechtbuch (MS Bibl. 2465)
| Joachim Meyers Fechtbuch | |||||
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| MS Bibl. 2465, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Munich, Germany | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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] Until recently, it was believed to be lost,[3] but its location by Olivier Dupuis was announced in June 2021.
This manuscript contains lessons on the use of the sword, dusack, 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 text of the sword, dusack, and rapier would be reproduced with some alterations in the manuscript Meyer prepared for Otto von Solms a few years later (MS A.4º.2).
Contents
Provenance
Contents
| Ⅱr - Ⅳv | Dedication by Joachim Meyer |
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| 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 - 112r | Armored fencing by Joachim Meyer |
| 112v - 115v | Table of contents |
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Additional Resources
The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.
- Dupuis, Olivier (2021). "A New Manuscript of Joachim Meyer (1561)." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 9(1): 73-86. doi:10.36950/apd-2021-004.
- Meyer, Joachim (2023). Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing: The 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer (Reference Edition) (2 vols.). Trans. by Rebecca L. R. Garber. Ed. by Michael Chidester. Medford, MA: HEMA Bookshelf. ISBN 978-1-953683-30-4 (Vol 1); 978-1-953683-32-8 (Vol 2).
References
- ↑ Dated on folio Ⅳv.
- ↑ According to the dedication on folio Ⅲr.
- ↑ Jens P. Kleinau. "1561 Joachim Meyer dedicated a fencing book to the Pfalzgrafen of Pfalz-Veldenz". Hans Talhoffer ~ as seen by Jens P. Kleinau. 04 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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 | Acta Periodica Duellatorum |  |
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| Transcription | ELSAMHE | |
