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| Material          = Paper, bound in 1840
 
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| Size              = 16 [[folia]] (279 mm × 195 mm)
 
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'''Codex Amberger''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] probably created in the mid 1500s.<ref>According to its 1840 binding it dates to 1512, but this doesn't fit with the timeline suggested by the content of the manuscript.</ref>. The original currently rests in the private collection of the J. Christoph Amberger in Towson, MD (USA). The manuscript is a fragment, containing only nine plays of wrestling, three of messer, and one each of dagger, long sword, and staff. It has no consistent foliation, and was probably originally part a larger work.<ref>J. Christoph Amberger. "[http://fencingclassics.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/two-handed-sword-germany-c-1550/ Two-handed Sword; Germany, c. 1550]". ''Fencing Classics''. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2010.</ref> Based on the images released thus far, the manuscript seems to be largely a copy of [[Christian Egenolff]]'s 1530s fencing anthology ''[[Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst (Christian Egenolff)|Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst]]''. A few of the images may instead be related to the manuscripts of [[Paulus Hector Mair]].
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'''Codex Amberger''' is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] probably created in the mid 1500s.<ref>According to its 1840 binding it dates to 1512, but this doesn't fit with the timeline suggested by the content of the manuscript.</ref>. The original currently rests in the private collection of the J. Christoph Amberger in Towson, MD (USA). The manuscript is a fragment, containing only nine plays of wrestling, three of messer, and one each of dagger, long sword, and staff. It has no consistent foliation, and was probably originally part a larger work.<ref>J. Christoph Amberger. "[http://fencingclassics.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/two-handed-sword-germany-c-1550/ Two-handed Sword; Germany, c. 1550]". ''Fencing Classics''. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2010.</ref> Based on the images released thus far, the manuscript seems to be largely a copy of [[Christian Egenolff]]'s 1530s fencing anthology ''[[Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst (Christian Egenolff)|Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst]]''. A few of the images may instead be related to the manuscripts of [[Paulus Hector Mair]].
  
 
== Provenance ==
 
== Provenance ==
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Notice when he wants to grab your arm. Grab him to you with a kick away and push him with the left hand away from you.
 
Notice when he wants to grab your arm. Grab him to you with a kick away and push him with the left hand away from you.
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Wart wen ehr dir dein Arm will greÿffen / Zuck an dich mit einem Abtrit / vnnd stos In mitt deiner linck~ hand von dir.  
 
Wart wen ehr dir dein Arm will greÿffen / Zuck an dich mit einem Abtrit / vnnd stos In mitt deiner linck~ hand von dir.  
  
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
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{{image|Amberger Cover 1.jpg|Cover}}
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{{image|h=1|Amberger Cover 1.jpg|Cover}}
{{image|Amberger grappling 1.jpg|???}}
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{{image|h=1|Amberger grappling 1.jpg|???}}
{{image|Cod.Amberger 08r.jpg|width=150x80px|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/gefangen-nemen.jpg?w=922&h=651|Folio 8r}}
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{{image|h=1|Cod.Amberger 08r.jpg|width=150x80px|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/gefangen-nemen.jpg?w=922&h=651|Folio 8r}}
{{image|Amberger dagger 1.jpg|width=150x80px|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/dagger.jpg?w=1024&h=967|???}}
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{{image|h=1|Amberger dagger 1.jpg|width=150x80px|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/dagger.jpg?w=1024&h=967|???}}
{{image|Cod.Amberger 11r.jpg|Folio 11r}}
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{{image|h=1|Cod.Amberger 11r.jpg|Folio 11r}}
{{image|Amberger messer 1.jpg|width=150x90px|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/falchion.jpg?w=1023&h=738|???}}
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{{image|h=1|Amberger messer 1.jpg|width=150x90px|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/falchion.jpg?w=1023&h=738|???}}
{{image|Cod.Amberger 14r.jpg|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ms.jpg?w=1024&h=744|Folio 14r}}
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{{image|h=1|Cod.Amberger 14r.jpg|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ms.jpg?w=1024&h=744|Folio 14r}}
{{image|Cod.Amberger 15r.jpg|Folio 15r}}
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{{image|h=1|Cod.Amberger 15r.jpg|Folio 15r}}
 
{{image|Cod.Amberger 15v.jpg|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/ringen.jpg?w=1024&h=1191|Folio 15v}}
 
{{image|Cod.Amberger 15v.jpg|link=http://fencingclassics.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/ringen.jpg?w=1024&h=1191|Folio 15v}}
  
 
== Additional Resources ==
 
== Additional Resources ==
  
 
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* [[Dierk Hagedorn|Hagedorn, Dierk]]; [[J. Christoph Amberger]]. ''Codex Amberger''. Herne: [[VS-Books]], 2020. ISBN 9783932077494
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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  | source link = http://fencingclassics.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/two-handed-sword-germany-c-1550/
 
  | source link = http://fencingclassics.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/two-handed-sword-germany-c-1550/
 
  | source title= Fencing Classics
 
  | source title= Fencing Classics
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  | work        = Transcription
 
  | work        = Transcription
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  | source title= [[Index:Codex Amberger]]
 
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Revision as of 05:49, 18 December 2022

Codex Amberger
Private Collection
Maryland
Cod.Amberger 14r.jpg
Anbinden auch ettwan der schnitt (folio 14r)
HagedornLeng38.9.2
WierschinHils
Type
Date ca. 1550s
Language(s) Early New High German
Author(s) Unknown
Illustrator(s) Unknown
Material Paper, bound in 1840
Size 16 folia (279 mm × 195 mm)
Format Single-sided; one illustration per page,
with scattered text
Script Bastarda
Treatise scans Digital scans (varies)

Codex Amberger is a German fencing manual probably created in the mid 1500s.[1]. The original currently rests in the private collection of the J. Christoph Amberger in Towson, MD (USA). The manuscript is a fragment, containing only nine plays of wrestling, three of messer, and one each of dagger, long sword, and staff. It has no consistent foliation, and was probably originally part a larger work.[2] Based on the images released thus far, the manuscript seems to be largely a copy of Christian Egenolff's 1530s fencing anthology Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst. A few of the images may instead be related to the manuscripts of Paulus Hector Mair.

Provenance

Contents

1r - 8r Illustrations of grappling devices
9r - 10r Illustrations of dagger devices
11r - 13r Illustrations of messer devices
14r Illustration of long sword devices (captioned "Anbinden auch ettwan der schnitt")
15r Illustration of staff devices
15v

Gallery


Cover
Amberger Cover 1.jpg
???
Cod.Amberger 07r.jpg
Folio 8r
Cod.Amberger 08r.jpg
???
Amberger dagger 1.jpg
Folio 11r
Cod.Amberger 11r.jpg
???
Amberger messer 1.jpg
Folio 14r
Cod.Amberger 14r.jpg
Folio 15r
Cod.Amberger 15r.jpg
Folio 15v
Cod.Amberger 15v.jpg

Additional Resources

References

  1. According to its 1840 binding it dates to 1512, but this doesn't fit with the timeline suggested by the content of the manuscript.
  2. J. Christoph Amberger. "Two-handed Sword; Germany, c. 1550". Fencing Classics. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2010.

Copyright and License Summary

For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.

Work Author(s) Source License
Images J. Christoph Amberger Fencing Classics
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Translation Chris Treichel Document circulated online
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Transcription Dierk Hagedorn Index:Codex Amberger
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