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Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.icon. 393)
| Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica | |||||
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| Cod.icon. 393, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Munich, Germany | |||||
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| Type | |||||
| Date | ca. 1540s | ||||
| Place of origin | Augsburg, Germany | ||||
| Language(s) | New Latin | ||||
| Author(s) | |||||
| Compiler | Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Jörg Breu the Younger | ||||
| Material | Paper, in a leather binding | ||||
| Size | 2 volumes; 310 and 305 folia | ||||
| Format | Varies | ||||
| Script | Humanist | ||||
| Exemplar(s) | Cod.10825/10826 (1540s) | ||||
| External data | Library catalog entry (vol 1/vol 2) | ||||
| Treatise scans | Digital scans (vol 1/vol 2) (950x1350) | ||||
The Cod.icon. 393 is a two-volume 16th century German manuscript commissioned by Paulus Hector Mair and commonly dated to the 1540s.[citation needed] They currently rest in the holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich, Germany. 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.
Contents
Provenance
Contents
Volume 1
| 1r - 16v | Introduction by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
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| 17r - 77v, 165r - 167r |
Long sword by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. pseudo-Gladiatoria and the Nuremberg group) | ||||
| 78r - 80v |
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| 81r - 97r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword fencing by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig | ||||
| 97v - 98v |
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| 99r - 121v, 169r, 170v - 171r, 172v - 173r, 174v |
Dussack by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 122r - 123r |
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| 124r - 151r | Dussack by Johannes Lecküchner | ||||
| 151v - 152r |
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| 153r - 162v | Short Staff by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 163r - 163v |
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| 165v - 188v, 217r - 223v |
Long Staff and mixed weapons (intermingled) by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 175r, 176v, 178v | Side Sword and Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 179r, 180v, 181r, 182v - 183r, 184v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 185r, 191r - 202v | Pole Weapons by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 189r - 190r, 202rv |
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| 203r - 208v | Scythe by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 209r - 212v | Flail by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 213r - 216v | Peasant Staff by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 223r - 224r |
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| 225r - 234v | Sickle by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
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| 168v, 236r - 288v | Grappling by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Fabian von Auerswald, Gregor Erhart, pseudo-Gladiatoria, and Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens) | ||||
| 289r - 291v |
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| 292r - 301r | Grappling by Ott Jud | ||||
| 301r - 309r | Anonymous dagger treatise | ||||
| 309rv |
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Volume 2
| 3r - 24v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Gregor Erhart, the Nuremberg group, and pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
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| 27r - 28r |
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| 29r - 31r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer | ||||
| 31r - 52r | Anonymous dagger treatise | ||||
| 52v |
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| 53r - 57v | Side Sword by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 58r - 61v | Side Sword and Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 62r - 81v | Side Sword and Buckler by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Paulus Kal) | ||||
| 82r - 83v |
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| 84r - 92v | Pole Weapons by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 93rv |
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| 94r - 165v | Tournament book by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 166r - 175r | Mixed weapons by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 175v - 204v | Mounted Fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Jörg Wilhalm Hutter and Paulus Kal) | ||||
| 205r - 206v |
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| 207r - 227v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Jud Lew | ||||
| 228rv |
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| 229r - 234v | Armored Fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (from pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
| 235r - 237v | Longshield by Paulus Hector Mair (from pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
| 238rv |
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| 239r - 286r | Armored Fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Jörg Wilhalm Hutter, Paulus Kal, and pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
| 284r - 286r |
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| 287r - 302v | Armored Fencing by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||
| 303rv |
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| 304r | Closing by Paulus Hector Mair |
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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
- Jaquet, Daniel; Walczak, Bartłomiej. "Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings". Acta Periodica Duellatorum 2(1): 105-148. 2014. doi:10.1515/apd-2015-0015.
- Knight, David James, and Hunt, Brian. The Polearms of Paulus Hector Mair. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-644-7
References
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 I | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |  |
| Images II | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |  |
| Translation |  |
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| Transcription I | Per Magnus Haaland, Saskia Roselaar | Index:Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.icon. 393 I) |  |
| Transcription II | Kendra Brown, Per Magnus Haaland | Index:Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.icon. 393 II) | |
