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Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS 26.236)
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| Talhoffer Fechtbuch | |||||
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| MS 26.236, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City, New York | |||||
 An image from the original 1443 edition | |||||
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| Type | |||||
| Date | ca. 1600s | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | Hans Talhoffer | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Size | 151 folia (?) | ||||
| Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side, sometimes with text above | ||||
| Script | Bastarda (?) | ||||
| Exemplar(s) | MS Chart.A.558 (1443) | ||||
| External data | Museum catalog entry | ||||
The MS 26.236 was copied in the 17th century from the MS Chart.A.558, a German fencing manual created by Hans Talhoffer in 1443. The original currently rests in the holdings of Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, NY.
Provenance
Contents
These contents are from the 1443 edition, from which it was copied.
| Folio | Section |
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| 2r - 4v | Longsword, by Hans Talhoffer |
| 5r - 17r | Onomatomantia, by Johannes Hartlieb |
| 18r - 20v | Bloßfechten, by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 21av - 23r | Roßfechten, by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 24v - 48r | Longshield, by Hans Talhoffer |
| 48v | Kampffechten, by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 49r - 72r | Armored fencing, by Hans Talhoffer |
| 72v - 76v | Poleaxe, by Hans Talhoffer |
| 81r - 101v | Dagger, by Hans Talhoffer |
| 109v - 114v | Wrestling, by Ott Jud |
| 116v - 132v | Wrestling, by Hans Talhoffer |
| 141r - 148v | Anonymous war book |
