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Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)
| Codex Speyer | |||||
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| MS M.Ⅰ.29, Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg Salzburg, Austria | |||||
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| Type | Fencing manual | ||||
| Date | 1491 | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | |||||
| Scribe(s) | Hans von Speyer | ||||
| Material | Paper, in a modern binding | ||||
| Size | 158 folia (157 mm × 214 mm) | ||||
| Format | Double-sided, with red and black ink | ||||
| External data | |||||
| Treatise scans | Digital scans | ||||
Hans von Speyer's Fechtbuch (MS M.Ⅰ.29) is a German fencing manual compiled in 1491 by Hans von Speyer.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria. It is important to note that Hans von Speyer was a scribe, not a master, and the M.Ⅰ.29 is a compilation text consisting of treatises on a variety of martial topics, by several different masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. This manuscript is the first to include the works of Martin Syber and Johannes Lecküchner with the Liechtenauer tradition.
Contents
Provenance
Contents
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| 1r - 2v | Recital on long sword fencing by Martin Syber | ||||
| 3r | Anonymous poem on fencing | ||||
| 5r - 7r | Comparison of sword and Messer terminology by Andreas | ||||
| 10r - 44r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword fencing by Lew (with inclusions from others including Sigmund Ain ringeck) | ||||
| 46r - 117r | Gloss of the Recital on the Messer by Johannes Lecküchner | ||||
| 119r - 126v | Grappling by Ott Jud | ||||
| 129r - 130r | Recital on short sword fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer | ||||
| 130r - 136v | Short sword fencing by Martin Huntsfeld (attributed to Lew) | ||||
| 137r - 141r | Short sword fencing by Andre Lignitzer (attributed to Martin Huntsfeld) | ||||
| 143r - 158r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Lew |
Gallery
A collation diagram for this manuscript is available on the index page.
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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.
- Hull, Jeffrey (2008). "The Longsword Fight Lore of Mertin Siber." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts: 223-238. Ed. by John Clements. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3.
- Jaquet, Daniel; Bartłomiej Walczak (2014). "Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 2(1): 105-148. doi:10.1515/apd-2015-0015.
- Waldmann, Szabolcs (2008). "Mertein Hündsfelder: Fight Lesson with the Shortened Sword." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts: 239-248. Ed. by John Clements. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3.
- Waldmann, Szabolcs (2013). "Mertein Hündsfelder: Fechtlehre mit dem Kurzen Schwert, circa 1491 AD, Fight-Teaching with the Shortened Sword from Codex Speyer (137r-141r)." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 1(2): 93-105. doi:10.36950/apd-2013-006.
References
- ↑ Signed and internally dated on folio 158r.
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 | Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg | Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg |  |
| Transcription | Dierk Hagedorn | Index:Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29) | |
