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| Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica | |||||
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| Cod.10825/10826, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Vienna, Austria | |||||
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| Also known as | Cod.Vindob.10825/10826 | ||||
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| Date | ca. 1550s (?) | ||||
| Place of origin | Augsburg (Germany) | ||||
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| Compiler | Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Jörg Breu the Younger | ||||
| Material | Paper, in a leather binding | ||||
| Size | 2 volumes; 257 and 343 folia (276 mm × 402 mm) | ||||
| Format | Varies | ||||
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| External data | Library catalog entry (10825/10826) | ||||
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The Codices 10825 and 10826 are a two-volume 16th century German fencing manual commissioned by Paulus Hector Mair and commonly dated to the 1550s.[citation needed] They currently rest in the holdings of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria. Illustrated by the renowned painter Jörg Breu the Younger and produced at great personal expense, this manuscript is one of the three versions of Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica, Mair's enormous compendium of martial arts teachings. It reproduces both the German text of the MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94 and the Latin text of the Cod.icon. 393, and expands upon both of its predecessors with additional content apparently sourced from manuscripts to which Mair had newly gained access.
Contents
Provenance
Contents
Volume 1
| 1*r - 14*v | Preface by Paulus Hector Mair |
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| 15*r - 15*v | Contents by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 1r - 68v | Long sword by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. pseudo-Gladiatoria and the Augsburg Group) |
| 70r - 89v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword fencing by Lew [German] |
| 92r - 96v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword fencing by Lew [Latin] |
| 97r - 118v | Dussack by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 119r - 147r | Dussack by Johannes Lecküchner [German] |
| 149r - 153v | Dussack by Johannes Lecküchner [Latin] |
| 154r - 165v | Staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 166r - 171v | Pike by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 172r - 181v | Halberd by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 182r - 189v | Sickle by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 190r - 221v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Gregor Erhart, the Augsburg Group, and pseudo-Gladiatoria) |
| 224r - 226r | Dagger by Andre Lignitzer [German] |
| 226r - 249r | Anonymous dagger treatise [German] |
| 251r | Dagger by Andre Lignitzer [Latin] |
| 251r - 255v | Anonymous dagger treatise [Latin] |
Volume 2
| 1r - 5v | Scythe by Paulus Hector Mair |
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| 6r - 9v | Flail by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 10r - 12v, 14rv | Peasant staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 13rv, 15r - 19v | Mixed weapons I by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 20r - 84v | Grappling by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Fabian von Auerswald, Gregor Erhart, pseudo-Gladiatoria, and Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens) |
| 86r - 95r | Grappling by Ott Jud [German] |
| 95v - 103r | Anonymous grappling treatise [German] |
| 104r - 105v | Grappling by Ott Jud [Latin] |
| 105v - 107r | Anonymous grappling treatise [Latin] |
| 110r - 121v | Mixed weapons II by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 122r - 148v | Rapier by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Paulus Kal) |
| 149r - 155v | Poleaxe by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 157r - 204v | Tournament book by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 206r - 210v | Armored fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. pseudo-Gladiatoria) |
| 211r - 213v | Longshield by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. pseudo-Gladiatoria) |
| 214v - 257v | Armored fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Jörg Wilhalm and pseudo-Gladiatoria) |
| 258r - 265v | Armored fencing by Andre Lignitzer [German] |
| 266r - 273v | Armored fencing and grappling by Martin Huntsfeld [German] |
| 274r - 275v | Armored fencing by Andre Lignitzer [Latin] |
| 275v - 277r | Armored fencing and grappling by Martin Huntsfeld [Latin] |
| 280r - 289r | Mixed weapons III by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 289v - 317v | Mounted fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Jörg Wilhalm) |
| 319r - 320v | 27 Figures by Johannes Liechtenauer [German] |
| 321r - 338r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Lew [German] |
| 339r | 27 Figures by Johannes Liechtenauer [Latin] |
| 339r - 343r | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital on mounted fencing by Lew [Latin] |
Gallery
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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.
- 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.
- Mair, Paulus Hector (2008). The Polearms of Paulus Hector Mair. Trans. by Brian Hunt and David Knight. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. ISBN 978-1-58160-644-7.
- Mair, Paulus Hector (2008). "Paulus Hector Mair: Peasant Staff and Flail." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts: 267-286. Trans. by Brian Hunt. Ed. by John Clements. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3.
- Mair, Paulus Hector (2021). Book of fencing skills. Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94). Long sword. Trans. by Stuart Quayle and Petr Turya. Guildam Gladiatorum s.r.o. ISBN 978-80-907193-4-7.
References
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 I | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek |  |
| Images II | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | |
| Transcription I | Dieter Bachmann, Kendra Brown, Rebecca Garber, Julia Gräf, Anton Kohutovič, Keith Myers, Ingo Petri, Amy West | Index:Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.10825) |  |
| Transcription II | Kendra Brown, Nicole Brynes, Rebecca Garber, Per Magnus Haaland, Mark Millman | Index:Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.10826) | |
