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Wolfenbüttel Picture Book (Cod.Guelf.78.2 Aug.2º)
| Gladiatoria | |||||
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| Cod.Guelf.78.2.Aug.2º, Herzog-August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, Germany | |||||
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| Date | ca. 1465 - 1480 | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
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| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Material | Paper, in a modern binding | ||||
| Size | 158 folia | ||||
| Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side, with scattered text | ||||
| Script | Bastarda | ||||
| External data | Library catalog entry | ||||
| Treatise scans |
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The title of this article contains the character º. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Gladiatoria (Cod.Guelf.78.2 Aug.2o).
The Codex Guelf 78.2 August 2º is a German fencing manual probably created between 1465 and 1480.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Herzog-August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. This manuscript is a compilation work, and contains copies of Johannes Liechtenauer's Zedel, the Gladiatoria Fechtbuch, and Konrad Kyeser's famous treatise on siege warfare Bellifortis. Scattered among these works are devices of longsword, spear, and dagger reminiscent of Die Blume des Kampfes (the dagger plays depicted in the style of Gladiatoria) and grappling based on Hans Talhoffer's 1443 manuscript. Unfortunately, although blank space is left below most images for the inclusion of text, the manuscript was apparently never completed and so we have no explanation for its unique plays.
Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section | ||||||||||
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| Ir - IIv | Front matter
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| IIIrv | Bloßfechten by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||||||||
| 1r, 29r - 31v, 40v | Illustrations of staff and spear unarmored based on Die Blume des Kampfes | ||||||||||
| 1v - 28v, 70r - 71r |
Illustrations of longsword unarmored based on Die Blume des Kampfes | ||||||||||
| 32r - 37r, 79v - 80r |
Illustrations of spear in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||||
| 41r - 69v | Illustrations of longsword in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||||
| 73r - 74v | Illustrations of wrestling in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||||
| 80v - 111r | Illustrations of dagger in armor from the Gladiatoria group | ||||||||||
| 79r, 112r - 123r | Illustrations of grappling unarmored based on Hans Talhoffer | ||||||||||
| 113r - 117r | Illustrations of sword and buckler unarmored | ||||||||||
| 124r - 157v | Bellifortis by Konrad Kyeser |
Gallery
Images © Herzog-August Bibliothek, http://diglib.hab.de/mss/78-2-aug-2f/start.htm.
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Additional Resources
- Hils, Hans-Peter. "Gladiatoria: Über drei Fechthandschriften aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts." Codices manuscripti. Issue 13, 1987.
References
- ↑ Dierk Hagedorn. "“Gladiatoria” Wolfenbüttel". Hammaborg. http://www.hammaborg.de/en/transkriptionen/gladiatoria_wolfenbuettel/index.php. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
