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Die Blume des Kampfes (Cod.5278)
| Die Blume des Kampfes | |||||
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| Cod.5278, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Vienna, Austria | |||||
| 150px First page of the fencing manual, f 174r | |||||
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| Type | |||||
| Date | ca. 1428 | ||||
| Place of origin | Unknown | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | Konrad Kyeser | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Material | Paper, in a white pressboard cover | ||||
| Size | 203 folia | ||||
| Format | Single-sided; six illustrations per page, without text (part II) | ||||
| Script | Bastarda | ||||
| External data | Library catalog entry | ||||
| Treatise scans | Microfilm scans | ||||
The Codex 5278 is a German manuscript created some time after 1428,[1] consisting of a war book and a fencing manual. The original currently rests in the holdings of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria. The text is a compilation work including both a war book based on Konrad Kyeser's popular treatise Bellifortis ("Battle Strength") and the oldest entry in the group of treatises sometimes called die Blume des Kampfes ("The Flower of Battle").[2] Die Blume des Kampfes may be based on the tradition of 14th century Italian master Fiore de'i Liberi, given that his works include considerable overlap in artwork and technique, but it is equally possible that they represent a separate transmission of an older tradition of which Fiore was himself an initiate.
Contents
Provenance
Contents
| 1r - 173r, 199v, 201v, 202v, 203v |
Miscellaneous writings, including excerpts from Bellifortis by Konrad Kyeser |
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| 174r - 176r | Mounted fencing illustrations from die Blume des Kampfes |
| 177r - 179r | Pole weapon illustrations from die Blume des Kampfes |
| 179r - 186r | Armored fencing illustrations from die Blume des Kampfes |
| 187r - 189r | Dagger illustrations from die Blume des Kampfes |
| 189r - 196r | Grappling illustrations from die Blume des Kampfes |
| 196r - 201r | Long sword illustrations from die Blume des Kampfes |
| 201r - 203r | Sword vs. dagger illustrations from die Blume des Kampfes |
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Additional Resources
References
- ↑ The manuscript mentions a duel between Heinrich von Ramstein and Juan de Merlo which occurred on 12 December 1428; the library catalog dates it to ca. 1420/25.
- ↑ The informal nickname "Die Blume des Kampfes" is simply a translation of the title of the Italian treatise "Fior di Battaglia"; the treatises themselves all appear to be untitled.
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 | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | WikiMedia Commons |  |
| Transcription | Index:Die Blume des Kampfes (Cod.5278) |  |
