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Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)

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Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri
MS 26-232, Albertina
Vienna, Austria
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HagedornLeng38.9.11
WierschinHils45
Type
Date ca. 1512
Place of origin Nuremberg, Germany
Language(s) Early New High German
Author(s) Unknown
Scribe(s)
Illustrator(s) Albrecht Dürer
Size 127 folia (220 mm × 310 mm)
Format Generally single-sided; two or three
illustrations per side, with text on the right
Exemplar(s) Cod. I.6.4º.2 (1470s)
Treatise scans

Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri ("Weapon Training, or Albrecht Dürer's Meditation on the Handling of Weapons", MS 26-232) is a German fencing manual created in 1512 by Albrecht Dürer,[1] and is thus the earliest known fencing manual illustrated by a master artist. The original currently rests in the Graphische Sammulung of the Albertina in Vienna, Austria. This treatise, like all of Dürer's fencing material, appears to be connected with the visit of Emperor Maximilian I to Dürer's home city of Nuremberg in 1512.[1]

Dürer was an important figure in the German renaissance, and is noted for his realistic depictions of human anatomy; this is significant as the illustrations in earlier fencing manuals are often considered distorted or otherwise less unreliable. Much of the material seems to be copied from the earlier treatises of the Codex Wallerstein and the Glasgow Fechtbuch, making it part of the Nuremburg tradition. The lost Codex 1246 seems to have been copied in turn from this manuscript (as well as Christian Egenolff's reprint of Andre Paurenfeyndt) in the early 1600s.

Provenance

The known provenance of the MS 26-232 is:[2]

  • Created by Albrecht Durer in Nuremberg in ca. 1512, probably for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.
  • Early 1600s - Copied by an unknown scribe to produce the Codex 1246.
  • 1823 - Discovered in Styria, Austria, by theologian Vincenz Weintridt.
  • 1833 - Presented to Emperor Franz I by Weindridt.
  • Present - Held by the Albertina in Vienna, Austria.

Contents

Ir - 3v
4r - 12r Blank
14r - 53r Grappling teachings from the Augsburg tradition
53r - 59r Blank
60r - 66r Longsword teachings from the Augsburg tradition
66v - 67v Dagger teachings from the Augsburg tradition
68r - 72r Blank
73r - 92r Messer teachings from the Augsburg tradition
93r - 95r Blank
96r - 100v Gloss of the Recital on the Messer by Johannes Lecküchner (fragment)
100v Verse on mounted fencing by Martin Huntsfeld
100v Recital on short sword fencing by Johannes Liechtenauer
100v Grappling by Ott Jud (fragment)
101r
101r
101rv Short sword fencing by Andre Lignitzer (fragment)
105r - 112v Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on short sword fencing by Sigmund ain Ringeck (jumbled)
112v - 116v
116v - 124r Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Lew
125r - 127r

Gallery

The manuscript is composed of three sections of different ages. The first part is the youngest; it was composed at the turn of the 17th century as an introduction to the manuscript. The second part was illustrated by Albrecht Dürer in ca. 1510, and was expanded with blank pages between the illustrations around the time that the first part was created. The third part is the oldest, and was written at the turn of the 16th century.

As the Albertina has thus far only released scans low-res scans certain pages, high-res scans of the fragmentary facsimile published by Friedrich Dörnhöffer in 1910 are used where available.

Part A

Front Cover
Inside Cover
Folio Ar
Folio Av
Folio Br
Folio Bv
Folio Ⅰr
Folio Ⅰv
Folio 1r
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Folio 1v
Folio 2r
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Folio 2v
Folio 3r
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Folio 3v
Folio 4r
Folio 4v
Folio 5r
Folio 5v
Folio 6r
Folio 6v
Folio 7r
Folio 7v
Folio 8r
Folio 8v
Folio 9r
Folio 9v
Folio 10r
Folio 10v
Folio 11r
Folio 11v

Part B

Folio 12r
Folio 12v
Folio 13r
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Folio 13v
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Folio 14r
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Folio 14v
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Folio 15r
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Folio 16r
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Folio 16v
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Folio 17r
Folio 17v
Folio 18r
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Folio 18v
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Folio 19r
Folio 19v
Folio 20r
Folio 20v
Folio 21r
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Folio 21v
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Folio 22r
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Folio 23r
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Folio 23v
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Folio 24r
Folio 24v
Folio 25r
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Folio 25v
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Folio 26r
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Folio 27r
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Folio 27v
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Folio 28r
Folio 28v
Folio 29r
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Folio 29v
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Folio 30r
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Folio 31v
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Folio 32r
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Folio 33v
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Folio 34r
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Folio 35r
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Folio 35v
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Folio 36r
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Folio 38v
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Folio 39r
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Folio 40v
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Folio 41r
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Folio 42v
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Folio 43r
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Folio 44v
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Folio 45r
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Folio 46v
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Folio 47r
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Folio 48v
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Folio 49r
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Folio 50v
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Folio 51r
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Folio 52r
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Folio 52v
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Folio 53r
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Folio 54r
Folio 54v
Folio 55r
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Folio 56r
Folio 56v
Folio 57r
Folio 57v
Folio 58r
Folio 58v
Folio 59r
Folio 59v
Folio 60r
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Folio 60v
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Folio 61r
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Folio 62r
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Folio 62v
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Folio 63r
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Folio 64r
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Folio 64v
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Folio 65r
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Folio 66v
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Folio 67r
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Folio 67v
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Folio 68r
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Folio 69r
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Folio 70r
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Folio 71r
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Folio 73r
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Folio 74r
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Folio 74v
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Folio 75r
Folio 75v
Folio 76r
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Folio 76v
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Folio 77r
Folio 77v
Folio 78r
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Folio 78v
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Folio 79r
Folio 79v
Folio 80r
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Folio 80v
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Folio 81r
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Folio 81v
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Folio 82r
Folio 82v
Folio 83r
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Folio 83v
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Folio 84r
Folio 84v
Folio 85r
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Folio 85v
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Folio 86r
Folio 86v
Folio 87r
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Folio 87v
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Folio 88r
Folio 88v
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Folio 89v
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Folio 90r
Folio 90v
Folio 91r
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Folio 91v
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Folio 92r
Folio 92v
Folio 93r
Folio 93v
Folio 94r
Folio 94v
Folio 95r
Folio 95v

Part C

Folio 96r
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Folio 96v
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Folio 97r
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Folio 97v
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Folio 98r
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Folio 98v
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Folio 99r
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Folio 99v
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Folio 100r
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Folio 100v
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Folio 101r
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Folio 101v
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Folio 102r
Folio 102v
Folio 103r
Folio 103v
Folio 104r
Folio 104v
Folio 105r
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Folio 105v
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Folio 106r
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Folio 106v
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Folio 107r
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Folio 107v
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Folio 108r
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Folio 108v
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Folio 109r
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Folio 109v
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Folio 110r
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Folio 110v
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Folio 111r
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Folio 111v
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Folio 112r
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Folio 112v
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Folio 113r
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Folio 113v
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Folio 114r
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Folio 114v
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Folio 115r
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Folio 115v
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Folio 116r
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Folio 116v
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Folio 117r
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Folio 117v
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Folio 118r
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Folio 118v
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Folio 119r
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Folio 119v
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Folio 120r
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Folio 120v
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Folio 121r
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Folio 121v
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Folio 122r
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Folio 122v
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Folio 123r
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Folio 123v
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Folio 124r
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Folio 124v
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Folio 125r
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Folio 125v
Folio 126r
Folio 126v
Folio 127r
Folio 127v
Folio 128r
Folio 128v
Folio Ⅱr
Folio Ⅱv
Inside Cover
Back Cover

Additional Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Friedrich Dörnhöffer. Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch. Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1910.
  2. Jane Campbell Hutchinson. Albrecht Durer. Princeton University Press, 1992.
  3. wing
  4. inverted
  5. upwards
  6. opponent
  7. opponent
  8. plunge
  9. upwards

Copyright and License Summary

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Work Author(s) Source License
Images Friedrich Dörnhöffer Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch
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Translation Michael Chidester Wiktenauer
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Translation Jake Norwood The Historical Fencer
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Transcription Friedrich Dörnhöffer, Dierk Hagedorn Index:Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)
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