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Ambraser Codex (MS KK5342)
| Ambraser Codex | |||||
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| MS KK5342, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria | |||||
| 325px ff 1v - 2r | |||||
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| Also known as | Codex Nr. 55 Ambras | ||||
| Type | |||||
| Date | between 1480 and 1500 | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | Hans Talhoffer | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Dedicated to | Luithold von Königsegg | ||||
| Size | 58 folia | ||||
| Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side, with text above | ||||
| Script | Bastarda | ||||
| Exemplar(s) | MS XIX.17-3 (1446-1459) | ||||
| Treatise scans | Black and white facsimile | ||||
The MS KK5342 was copied between 1480 and 1500 from the MS XIX.17-3,[1] a German fencing manual created by Hans Talhoffer between 1446 and 1459. The original currently rests in the holdings of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Hils assumed that Talhoffer was involved in this manuscript's creation and dated it to the same period as the XIX.17-3, but more recent watermark analysis shows that it was created after 1480 (and therefore probably after Talhoffer's lifetime).
Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section |
|---|---|
| 1r - 7r | Armored fencing by Hans Talhoffer |
| 7v - 22r | Luithold von Königsegg's duel by Hans Talhoffer |
| 22v - 33r | Dagger by Hans Talhoffer |
| 34r - 42v | Grappling by Hans Talhoffer |
| 43r - 44v | Staff weapons by Hans Talhoffer |
| 45r - 56r | Mounted Fencing by Hans Talhoffer |
Gallery
Only the fragmentary facsimile from Hergsell is currently available.
Additional Resources
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Livre d'escrime de Talhoffer (manuscrit d'Ambras) de l'an 1459. Prague: Chez L'Auteur, 1890.
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Talhoffers Fechtbuch (Ambraner Codex) aus dem Jahre 1459: gerichtliche und andere Zweikämpfe darstellend. Prague: J.G. Calve, 1887.
- Knight, Hugh T., Jr. The Ambraser Codex by Master Hans Talhoffer. Lulu, 2009. ISBN 978-0-557-38531-7
References
- ↑ Leng, Rainer. Katalog der deutschsprachigen illustrierten Handschriften des Mittelalters, Band 4/2, Lieferung 1/2 – 38. Fecht- und Ringbücher. Munich: C. H. Beck’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2008. pp 58
