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Bũech von fechter Vnnd Ringstückhen zũ Ross vnnd Fuoß (Cod.10799)
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Die Blume des Kampfes | |||||
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Cod.10799, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Vienna, Austria | |||||
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Type | Fencing manual | ||||
Date | 1623 | ||||
Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
Material | Paper, in a 17th century leather cover | ||||
Size | 307 folia | ||||
Format | Single-sided, one illustration per page | ||||
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External data | Museum catalog listing | ||||
Treatise scans | Digital scans (4200x5700) |
The Codex 10799 is an anonymous 17th century German fencing manual created in 1623.[1] It resides in the holdings of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria. This manuscript is consistent with the group known as die Blume des Kampfes ("the Flower of Battle"),[2] and although it lacks descriptive text, its elaborate watercolor paintings make it the most artistically impressive work in the group. Die Blume des Kampfes might be based on the tradition of 14th century Italian master Fiore de'i Liberi given that his works include considerable technical overlap, but it is more likely that they represent an earlier German tradition of which Fiore was himself an initiate.
Provenance
Contents
Folio | Section | ||||||
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1r | Dedication
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2r - 8r | Anonymous Staff weapons illustrations | ||||||
9r - 59r | Anonymous Longsword illustrations | ||||||
60r - 69r | Anonymous Pole weapons illustrations | ||||||
70r - 140r | Anonymous Grappling illustrations | ||||||
141r - 143r | Anonymous veiled grappling illustrations | ||||||
144r - 145r | Illustrations of armored figures based on Konrad Kyeser | ||||||
146r - 193r | Anonymous Armored fencing illustrations | ||||||
194r - 203r | Anonymous Longsword vs. dagger illustrations | ||||||
204r - 205r, 207r - 252r |
Anonymous Dagger illustrations | ||||||
206r | Illustration of Dagger and buckler based on Konrad Kyeser | ||||||
253r - 260r | Anonymous Mace and longshield illustrations | ||||||
261r - 293r | Anonymous Mounted fencing illustrations | ||||||
294r - 307r | Anonymous Sword dance illustrations |
Gallery
Images hosted by WikiMedia Commons.
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ The title page states that it was begun in that year.
- ↑ The informal nickname "Die Blume des Kampfes" is simply a translation of the title of the Italian treatise "Fior di Battaglia"; the treatises themselves all appear to be untitled.