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Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Chart.A.558)
| Talhoffer Fechtbuch | |||||
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| MS Chart.A.558, Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha Gotha, Germany | |||||
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| Type | |||||
| Date | 1443-1448 | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | |||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Size | 151 folia (215 mm × 290 mm) | ||||
| Format | Double-sided | ||||
| Script | Bastarda | ||||
| External data | Library catalog entry | ||||
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The MS Chart.A.558 is a German fencing manual compiled in or after 1448 and often attributed to Hans Talhoffer.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitäts- und Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha in Gotha, Germany. It is believed that Talhoffer put it to personal use as a visual aid for his students.
This is the earliest of the five manuscripts attributed to Talhoffer, and unlike the others, his level of involvement is unclear; his effaced owner's mark appears on folio 1r, but that could mean that he purchased the manuscript in a finished (or partially-finished) state rather than contributing to its contents. The charge on the shield on folio 28r matches his presumptive heraldry on folio 102r of MS Thott.290.2º (1459), but on the other hand, the escutcheon and the mantling are quite different between the two.[2]
Contents
Provenance
Contents
| 1r | Front matter |
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| 2r - 6r | Sword postures (sword dance?) by Hans Talhoffer |
| 7r - 17r | Ueber die Erhaltung des Sieges by Johannes Hartlieb |
| 18r - 20v | Recital on the long sword by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 21v - 23r | Recital on mounted fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 24v - 48r | Long shield dueling by Hans Talhoffer |
| 48v | Recital on the short sword by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 49r - 72r | Short sword by Hans Talhoffer |
| 72v - 79v | Poleaxe by Hans Talhoffer |
| 83r - 104v | Dagger by Hans Talhoffer |
| 109v - 114v | Grappling by Ott Jud |
| 116v - 133v | Grappling by Hans Talhoffer |
| 141r - 148v | Anonymous war book |
Gallery
A collation diagram for this manuscript is available on the index page.
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Additional Resources
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Livre d'escrime de Talhoffer (codex Gotha) de l'an 1443. Prague: Chez L'Auteur, 1893.
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Talhoffers Fechtbuch (Gothaer Codex) aus dem Jahre 1443: gerichtliche und andere Zweikämpfe darstellend. Prague: Selbstverlag, 1889.
- Jaquet, Daniel. "Les Arts Magiques et les Arts du Combat: Étude du Recueil de 1448 Attribué à Hans Talhoffer". De Frédéric à Rodolphe II: Astrologie, divination et magie dans les cours (XIIIe–XVIIe siècle): 271-294. Ed. Jean-Patrice Boudet, et al. Florence: Sismel, 2017.
- Welle, Rainer. "...und wisse das alle höbischeit kompt von deme ringen". Der Ringkampf als adelige Kunst im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert. Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft, 1993. ISBN 3-89085-755-8
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 | Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha | Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha |  |
| Transcription | Dierk Hagedorn | Index:Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Chart.A.558) |  |
