| Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri |
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| Date |
ca. 1600s |
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| Language(s) |
Early New High German |
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Unknown |
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| Illustrator(s) |
Hans Brosamer (?) |
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| Material |
Paper, in a modern leather binding |
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| Size |
181 folia |
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Double-sided; three illustrations per side, with text alongside |
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| Script |
Bastarda |
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| Previously kept |
Universitätsbibliothek Breslau, Wrocław, Poland |
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The correct title of this article is Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (Cod.1246). The absence of Greek characters is because of technical restrictions.
Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri ("Weapon Training, or Albrecht Dürer's Meditation on the Handling of Weapons", Codex 1246) is a 17th century German fencing manual including a variety of content. Dörnhöffer's 1910 edition places the manuscript at the Universitätsbibliothek Breslau in what is now Wrocław, Poland; it was lost during World War II, and its current location is unknown. Based on Dörnhöffer's analysis, it seems that this manuscript is a compilation of Albrecht Dürer's 1512 fencing manual, selections from Christian Egenolff's Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst, and sundry other items.
Provenance
Contents
This table of contents is extrapolated from Dörnhöffer's analysis of the manuscript. Any mistakes are probably due to a lack of clarity in either his description or the translation from German to English.
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Section
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| 1r - 3v
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Front matter
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| 4r - 14v
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Longsword teachings by Andre Paurñfeyndt via Egenolff
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| 15r
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Diagram of anatomy of the longsword
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| 22r - 81v
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Grappling teachings from the Nuremberg tradition via Albrecht Dürer
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| 82r - 85v
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Dagger, Messer, and longsword teachings from the Nuremberg tradition via Albrecht Dürer
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| 86r - 104v
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Various teachings from Der Altern Fechter
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| 110r - 122v
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Messer teachings from Der Altern Fechter
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| 148r - 181v
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Unclear based on Dörnhöffer's description
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