Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.icon. 393)
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| Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica | |||
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| Cod.icon. 393, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Munich, Germany |
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| Hils' catalog | 34 | ||
| Leng's catalog | — | ||
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual |
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| Date | ca. 1550s | ||
| Place of origin | Augsburg, Germany | ||
| Language(s) | New Latin | ||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||
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| Compiled by | Paulus Hector Mair | ||
| Illustrated by | Jörg Breu the Younger | ||
| Material | Paper, in a leather binding | ||
| Size | 2 volumes; 309 folia and 303 folia | ||
| Format | Varies | ||
| Script | Humanist | ||
| Exemplar(s) | Cod.10825/10826 (1540s) | ||
| External link | Museum data sheet vol 1 / vol 2 | ||
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The Codex Icononografico 393 is a two-volume 16th century German manuscript commissioned by Paulus Hector Mair and commonly dated to 1542.[citation needed] They currently rest in the holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich, Germany. 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.
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Provenance
Contents
Volume 1
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| 1r - 16v | Introduction by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 17r - 77v, 165r - 167r |
Longsword by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. pseudo-Gladiatoria and the Nuremberg group) | ||||
| 78r - 80v |
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| 81r - 96v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig | ||||
| 97r - 98v |
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| 99r - 121v, 169r, 170v - 171r, 172v - 173r, 174v |
Dussack by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 122r - 123r |
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| 124r - 151r | Messer by Johannes Lecküchner | ||||
| 151v - 152r |
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| 153r - 162v | Short Staff by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 163r - 163v |
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| 165v - 188v, 217r - 223v |
Long Staff and mixed weapons (intermingled) by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 175r, 176v, 178v | Side Sword and Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 179r, 180v, 181r, 182v - 183r, 184v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 185r, 191r - 202v | Pole Weapons by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 189r - 190r, 202rv |
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| 203r - 208v | Scythe by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 209r - 212v | Flail by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 213r - 216v | Peasant Staff by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 223r - 224r |
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| 225r - 234v | Sickle by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
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| 168v, 236r - 288v | Grappling by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Fabian von Auerswald, Gregor Erhart, pseudo-Gladiatoria, and Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens) |
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| 289r - 291v |
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| 292r - 309v | Grappling by Ott Jud | ||||
| 309rv |
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Volume 2
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| 3r - 24v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Gregor Erhart, the Nuremberg group, and pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
| 27r - 28r |
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| 29r - 31r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer | ||||
| 31r - 52r | Anonymous dagger treatise | ||||
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| 53r - 57v | Side Sword by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 58r - 61v | Side Sword and Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 62r - 81v | Side Sword and Buckler by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Paulus Kal) | ||||
| 82r - 83v |
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| 84r - 92v | Pole Weapons by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 93rv |
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| 94r - 165v | Tournament book by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 166r - 175r | Mixed weapons by Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| 175v - 204v | Mounted Fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Jörg Wilhalm Hutter and Paulus Kal) | ||||
| 205r - 206v |
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| 207r - 227v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Roßfechten by Jud Lew | ||||
| 228rv |
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| 229r - 234v | Armored Fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (from pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
| 235r - 237v | Longshield by Paulus Hector Mair (from pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
| 238rv |
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| 239r - 286r | Armored Fencing by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Jörg Wilhalm Hutter, Paulus Kal, and pseudo-Gladiatoria) | ||||
| 284r - 286r |
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| 287r - 302v | Armored Fencing by Martin Huntfeltz | ||||
| 303rv |
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| 304r | Closing by Paulus Hector Mair |
Gallery
Images hosted by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
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Additional Resources
- Hunt, Brian. "Paulus Hector Mair: Peasant Staff and Flail." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts. Ed. Jeffrey Hull. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3
- Knight, David James, and Hunt, Brian. The Polearms of Paulus Hector Mair. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-644-7
