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| Joachim Meyers Fäktbok | |||||
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| MS A.4º.2, Lunds Universitets Bibliotek Lund, Sweden | |||||
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| Type | Fencing manual | ||||
| Date | 1563-68 | ||||
| Language(s) | Early New High German | ||||
| Author(s) | Joachim Meyer | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Patron | Otto von Solms | ||||
| Material | Paper, in a leather binding | ||||
| Size | 89 folia (290 mm × 210 mm) | ||||
| Format | Double-sided; text with scattered illustrations | ||||
| Script | Secretary | ||||
| External data | Library catalog entry | ||||
| Treatise scans |
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The title of this article contains the characters ä and º. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Joachim Meyers Faktbok (MS A.4o.2).
The MS A.4º.2 is a German fencing manual created by Joachim Meyer, probably around 1563 or 1568. The original currently rests in the holdings of Lunds Universitets Bibliotek in Lund, Sweden. This manuscript was created for his student Otto von Solms (1550-1612);[1] since the manuscript is undated internally, it's unclear whether it was created when Meyer taught Otto in 1563 or at a later date, such as Otto's visit to Strasbourg in 1568. It contains lessons in the use of the sword, the dussack, and the rapier, and it is substantially the same as the longer manuscript Meyer produced in 1561 (MS Bibl. 2465) for Georg Johann von Veldenz.
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Provenance
The known provenance of the MS A.4º.2 is:[2]
- Written some time between 1563 and 1568 for Otto von Solms.
- 1560s-1612 – owned by Otto von Solms (1550-1612).
- 1612-1642 – owned by Friedrich Albert von Solms (taken as spoils of war by Johannes Levi von Sommerlad, 1642).
- 1643-1728 – owned by the Sparre family (gifted by Anna Maria Falkenberg, Axel Sparre's widow, 1728).
- 1728-1780 – owned by Melker von Falkenberg (donated, 1780).
- 1780-present – held by the Lunds Universitets Bibliotek.
Contents
| 1r - 4r | Dedication by Joachim Meyer |
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| 7r - 40v | Long sword by Joachim Meyer |
| 44r - 65v | Dussack by Joachim Meyer |
| 69r - 89v | Rapier by Joachim Meyer |
Gallery
This gallery attempts to reflect the original placement of leaves in the manuscript. In the current collation, folio 5 is placed between 1 and 2 and folio 6 is placed between 7 and 8; a collation diagram is available on the index page.
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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 (2020). The Illustrated Meyer: A Visual Reference for the 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer. Somerville, MA: HEMA Bookshelf. ISBN 978-1-953683-00-7.
- Kieffer, Fanny (2022). "Dessiner le geste technique à la Renaissance : le dialogue entre le peintre Tobias Stimmer et le maître d'armes Joachim Meyer." Arts, Civilisation et Histoire de l'Europe 20: 49-72.
- Meyer, Joachim (2016). The Art of Sword Combat: A 1568 German Treatise on Swordsmanship. Trans. by Jeffrey L. Forgeng. London: Frontline Books. ISBN 9781473876750.
- Meyer, Joachim (2023). Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing: The 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer (Reference Edition). Trans. by Rebecca L. R. Garber. Ed. by Michael Chidester. Medford, MA: HEMA Bookshelf. ISBN 978-1-953683-30-4 (Vol 1); 978-1-953683-32-8 (Vol 2).
- Meyer, Joachim (2023). Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing: The 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer (Reading Edition). Trans. by Rebecca L. R. Garber. Ed. by Michael Chidester. Medford, MA: HEMA Bookshelf. ISBN 978-1-953683-34-2.
References
- ↑ According to the dedication on folio 3r.
- ↑ Roger Norling. "The History of Joachim Meyer’s Treatise to Otto von Solms." HROARR, 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
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 | Lunds Universitets Bibliotek | Lunds Universitets Bibliotek |  |
| Transcription | Olivier Dupuis | Index:Joachim Meyers Fäktbok (MS A.4º.2) |  |
