Kunst des Messerfechtens ("The Art of Messer Fencing", Cod.Pal.germ. 430) is a German fencing manual created in 1478 by Johannes Lecküchner and dedicated to Philip "the Upright" of Wittelsbach, Elector Palatine of the Rhine.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany. This manuscript is believed to be the rough draft of Lecküchner's work mentioned at the end of the 1482 version, Cgm 582. As the Cgm 582 is titled Kunst des Messerfechtens, that title may also be assigned to this unillustrated draft.
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Additional Resources
- Kunst und Zettel im Messer: Bavarian State Library Cgm 582. Ed. Michael Chidester. Somerville, MA: HEMA Bookshelf, 2021. ISBN 978-1-953683-16-8
- Lecküchner, Johannes. The Art of Swordsmanship by Hans Lecküchner. Trans. by Jeffrey L. Forgeng. Boydell Press, 2015. ISBN 9781783270286
References
- ↑ The Cgm 582 states on folio 216v that "This material was composed by the Reverend Johannes Lecküchner, at that time of the parish in Herzogenaurach, in the year of our Lord 1478, but this book was written and completed in the 82nd year on the eve of St. Sebastian."
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