Eyb Kriegsbuch (MS B.26)

Ludwig von Eyb Kriegsbuch
MS B.26, Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Germany
Dedication (folio a)
Hils' catalog	17
Leng's catalog	38.9.4
Type	Fencing manual War book Wrestling manual
Date	ca. 1500
Language(s)	Early New High German
Author(s)	Ludwig VI von Eyb Konrad Kyeser
Material	Paper
Size	302 folia
Format	Double-sided; up to five illustrations per side, with text above and below
Script	Bastarda
Exemplar(s)	Codex 5278 (?)

The MS B.26 is a German manuscript created by Ludwig VI von Eyb zum Hartenstein in or around 1500.^{[citation needed]} The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg in Erlangen, Germany. This manuscript is a compilation text, perhaps Eyb's personal notebook, and is of particular interest because, in addition to a copy of Konrad Kyeser's famous treatise on siege warfare Bellifortis, it combines plays familiar from the writings of the Italian master Fiore de'i Liberi with numerous devices from unknown sources. The descriptions are written in German and not derived or translated from Liberi's own text, and it therefore seems likely that Eyb was reproducing the text-less Codex 5278 or another text from the Germanic tradition that influenced Liberi.

Contents

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Ar	Dedication  Images English Translation Transcription by Barbara Kappelmayr and Andreas Meier Nach dem Aber Nun vill meiner gnedigen hern, der fuersten, auch graffen, freyen Ritter und knecht findet, die zu adellichen Ritterlichen guten sachen geneigt sind, Hab Ich Ludwig von eybe zum Herttenstain, Rittter, die Zeit des durchleuchtigen hochgeborenen fürsten und herrn hern pfilipssen pfalzg[ra]ven bei Rhein, herzog in Bayen, des heilige romische Reichs ertzdruchsessen, kurfüsten bißthum zu Amberg und seinen sê gê aynlf jare gedient/ Das kriegbuch gemacht und von vill aus ander landen ortten zusamen bracht eine tails angeben, Daraus ein yeder verstendiger des kriegs etwas nehmen mag Anno D[omini] XVc (1500) und seiner g[naden] vitzdom xj [11] Jar gewest. (Transcription by Anonymous)
Br - Cv, 51v - 52r, 57v - 58v, 62r - 302r	Bellifortis by Konrad Kyeser
16r, 51v	Longsword from die Blume des Kampfes
16v - 25r	Armored Fencing from die Blume des Kampfes
25v - 31v	Dagger from die Blume des Kampfes
32r - 33r	Longsword vs. Dagger from die Blume des Kampfes
33v - 43r	Grappling from die Blume des Kampfes
43v - 50r	Longshield from die Blume des Kampfes
54r - 55v, 59r - 61v	Sword and Buckler from die Blume des Kampfes
56r	Mounted Fencing from die Blume des Kampfes

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