Hans von Speyer's Fechtbuch (MS M.Ⅰ.29) is a German fencing manual compiled in 1491 by Hans von Speyer.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria. It is important to note that Hans von Speyer was a scribe, not a master, and the M.Ⅰ.29 is a compilation text consisting of treatises on a variety of martial topics, by several different masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. This manuscript is the first to include the works of Martin Syber and Johannes Lecküchner with the Liechtenauer tradition.
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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.
- Chidester, Michael; Dierk Hagedorn (2024). Pieces of Ringeck: The Definitive Edition of the Gloss of Sigmund Ainring. Medford, MA: HEMA Bookshelf. ISBN 978-1-953683-41-0.
- Fabian, Martin (2024). Fechtbuch Fabian. Self-published. ISBN 978-80-570-6163-2.
- Hull, Jeffrey (2008). "The Longsword Fight Lore of Mertin Siber." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts: 223-238. Ed. by John Clements. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3.
- Jaquet, Daniel; Bartłomiej Walczak (2014). "Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 2(1): 105-148. doi:10.1515/apd-2015-0015.
- Waldmann, Szabolcs (2008). "Mertein Hündsfelder: Fight Lesson with the Shortened Sword." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts: 239-248. Ed. by John Clements. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3.
- Waldmann, Szabolcs (2013). "Mertein Hündsfelder: Fechtlehre mit dem Kurzen Schwert, circa 1491 AD, Fight-Teaching with the Shortened Sword from Codex Speyer (137r-141r)." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 1(2): 93-105. doi:10.36950/apd-2013-006.
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