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Ambraser Codex (MS KK5342)
| Ambraser Codex | |||||
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| MS KK5342, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria | |||||
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| Also known as | Codex Nr. 55 Ambras | ||||
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| Date | between 1480 and 1500 | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | Hans Talhoffer | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Dedicated to | Luithold von Königsegg | ||||
| Material | Paper | ||||
| Size | 58 folia (215 mm × 310 mm) | ||||
| Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side, with text above | ||||
| Exemplar(s) | MS ⅩⅨ 17-3 (1446-1459) | ||||
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The MS KK5342 (sometimes called Codex Ambras or the Ambraser Codex) was copied between 1480 and 1500 from the MS ⅩⅨ 17-3,[1] a German fencing manual created by Hans Talhoffer between 1446 and 1459. The original currently rests in the holdings of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Hils assumed that Talhoffer was involved in this manuscript's creation and dated it to the same period as the ⅩⅨ 17-3, but more recent watermark analysis shows that it was created after 1480 (and therefore probably after Talhoffer's lifetime).
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Only the fragmentary facsimile from Hergsell is currently available.
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Additional Resources
The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.
- Hergsell, Gustav; Hans Talhoffer (1887). Talhoffers Fechtbuch (Ambraser Codex) aus dem Jahre 1459. Prague: J.G. Calve.
- Hergsell, Gustav; Hans Talhoffer (1890, 1901). Livre d'escrime de Talhoffer (manuscrit d'Ambras), de l'an 1459. Prague: Chez L'Auteur.
- Knight, Hugh T., Jr (2009). The Ambraser Codex by Master Hans Talhoffer. Self-published. ISBN 978-0-557-38531-7.
References
- ↑ Leng, Rainer. Katalog der deutschsprachigen illustrierten Handschriften des Mittelalters, Band 4/2, Lieferung 1/2 – 38. Fecht- und Ringbücher. Munich: C. H. Beck’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2008. pp 58
Copyright and License Summary
For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.
| Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
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| Images | Gustav Hergsell | Talhoffers Fechtbuch (Ambraser Codex) aus dem Jahre 1459 |  |
| Transcription | Gustav Hergsell | Index:Ambraser Codex (MS KK5342) |  |
