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Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.10825/10826)
{{Infobox manuscript
| name = Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica
| location = Cod.10825/10826, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Vienna, Austria
| image = File:Cod.10825 001r.jpg
| width = 150px
| caption =
| Index number = —
| Wierschin's catalog = 41
| Hils' catalog = 51
| Beck catalog = 38.8.4
| Also known as = Cod.Vindob.10825/10826
| Type =
| Date = ca. 1548 (?) | Place of origin = Augsburg (Germany)
| Language(s) =
| Scribe(s) = Unknown
| Author(s) =
| Compiled by = Paulus Hector Mair | Illuminated by = Jörg Breu the Younger | Patron = | Dedicated to = | Material = Paper, in a leather binding | Size = 2 volumes; 270 folia and 343 folia | Format = Varies | Condition =
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| Contents = | Illumination(s) = | Additions =
| Exemplar(s) =
- MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94 (1542)
- Cod.icon. 393 (1540s)
The Codices 10825 and 10826 are a two-volume 16th century German fencing manual commissioned by Paulus Hector Mair and commonly dated to the 1540s.[citation needed] They currently rest in the holdings of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria. Illustrated by the renowned painter Jörg Breu the Younger and produced at great personal expense, this manuscript is one of the three versions of Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica, Mair's enormous compendium of martial arts teachings. It reproduces both the German text of the MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94 and the Latin text of the Cod.icon. 393, and expands upon both of its predecessors with additional content apparently sourced from manuscripts to which Mair had newly gained access.
Contents
Provenance
Contents
Volume 1
| Folio | Section |
|---|---|
| 1r - 15v | Introduction by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 1r - 68v | Longsword by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. pseudo-Gladiatoria and the Nuremberg Group) |
| 70r - 89v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig [German] |
| 92r - 96v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig [Latin] |
| 97r - 118v | Dussack by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 119r - 147r | Messer by Johannes Lecküchner [German] |
| 149r - 153v | Messer by Johannes Lecküchner [Latin] |
| 154r - 165v | Short Staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 166r - 171v | Long Staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 172r - 181v | Halberd by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 182r - 189v | Sickle by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 190r - 221v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Gregor Erhart, the Nuremberg group, and pseudo-Gladiatoria) |
| 224r - 226r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer [German] |
| 226r - 249r | Anonymous dagger treatise [German] |
| 251r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer [Latin] |
| 251r - 255v | Anonymous dagger treatise [Latin] |
Volume 2
[Not available for study]
Gallery
[Forthcoming]
Additional Resources
- Hunt, Brian. "Paulus Hector Mair: Peasant Staff and Flail." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts. Ed. Jeffrey Hull. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3
- Knight, David James, and Hunt, Brian. The Polearms of Paulus Hector Mair. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-644-7
