Three treatises on the art of fencing (Add MS 17533)

Three treatises on the art of fencing
Add MS 17533, British Library London, United Kingdom
Hagedorn — Leng —
Wierschin 4d Hils —
Type	Fencing manual
Date	Mid-17th century
Language(s)	New High German
Author(s)	Heinrich von und zum Velde
Material	Paper
Size	127 folia (200 mm × 315 mm)
Format	Double-sided
External data	Library catalog entry

Three treatises on the art of fencing (Add MS 17533) is a German fencing manual containing the writings of Heinrich von und zum Velde.^{[citation needed]} The original currently rests in the holdings of the British Library in London, United Kingdom. This manuscript is a compendium of lessons on fencing based on the teachings of earlier masters, including Salvator Fabris, his student Herman, and Gérard Thibault.

Additional Resources

The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.

• Johann Georg Pascha; Heinrich von und zum Velde (2018). Proper Description of Thrust-Fencing with the Single Rapier. Trans. by Reinier van Noort; Jan Schäfer. Glasgow: Fallen Rook Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9934216-7-9.
• Van Noort, Reinier; Jan Schäfer (2017). "An analysis and comparison of two German thrust-fencing manuscripts." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 5(1): 63-74. doi:10.36950/apd-2017-002.
• Van Noort, Reinier (2019). "This tickles beyond all measure: an expanded version of Henning's Hieb-Fechten in Add MS 17533." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 7(1): 61-171. doi:10.2478/apd-2019-0003.

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