Newer Discůrs Von der Rittermeszigen und Weitberůmbten Kůnst des Fechtens (Joachim Köppe)

Newer Discůrs Von der Rittermeszigen und Weitberůmbten Kůnst des Fechtens
New Discourse on the Knightly and World- Renowned Art of Fencing
Title page of the 1625 edition
Author(s)	Joachim Köppe
Illustrated by	Johann (Hans) von Hembsen (Lübeck)
Dedicated to	Elector (Kurfürst) Friedrich V., Pfalzgraf beim Rein; Elector Johann Georg, Duke of Sachsen; Elector Johann Sigismund, Margrave at Brandenburg.
Place of origin	Magdeburg, Germany
Language	Early New High German
Genre(s)	Fencing manual
Publisher	Andreas Betzel
Publication date	1619, 1625, 1639, 1642, (1880)
Pages	153 pages
Treatise scans	Digital scans (1619) Digital scans (1625) Digital scans (1625) B&W photocopy (1625) B&W photocopy (1639)

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Newer Discůrs Von der Rittermeszigen und Weitberůmbten Kůnst des Fechtens ("New Discourse on the Knightly and World Renowned Art of Fencing") is a German fencing manual written by the Magdeburg physician Joachim Köppe and printed in 1619. The treatise presents an eclectic system of rapier fencing in which Köppe acknowledges influences by Salvator Fabris but is not uncritical of him. Köppe is both the author and publisher of the work and engaged "Johann Hembsen" (i.e., Johann ("Hans") von Hembsen), a well-known artist from Lübeck, to draft the illustrations "from Nature".

Publication History

The first edition of Newer Discůrs Von der Rittermeszigen und Weitberůmbten Kůnst des Fechtens was printed in Magdeburg, Germany in 1619 by Andreas Betzel, and reprinted in 1625, 1635, 1639, and 1642.

Contents

1 - 153	Rapier by Joachim Köppe

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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.

• Köppe, Joachim (2018). New Discourse on the Art of Fencing. Trans. by Reinier van Noort. Self-published.

Copyright and License Summary

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Work	Author(s)	Source	License
Images		Herzog August Bibliothek
Transcription	Reinier van Noort	Ense et Mente