The MS 78.A.15 is a German fencing manual commissioned by Hans Talhoffer, probably in the 1450s.[citation needed] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin, Germany. This manuscript appears to be an expanded version of the earlier MS XIX.17-3. The present, confused sequence of plays is probably due to the pages being shuffled during a rebinding.
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Contents
| Folio |
Section |
| 1r - 27v, 37r |
Armored fencing by Hans Talhoffer |
| 28r - 32r |
Mounted fencing by Hans Talhoffer |
32v, 38rv,
43r - 44v,
51r - 53v,
57r - 59v, 61r |
Grappling by Hans Talhoffer |
33rv, 45rv,
55r - 56v |
Spear by Hans Talhoffer |
33r - 36v,
39r - 42v,
46r - 50v |
Dagger by Hans Talhoffer |
| 37v, 62r - 77v |
Longshield by Hans Talhoffer |
| 54rv |
Sword and Buckler by Hans Talhoffer |
| 60rv |
Flail by Hans Talhoffer |
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Rear matter
| English Translation |
Transcription
by Dierk Hagedorn
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Cover, back
[on a glued-on piece of paper] 78. A 15
[In modern writing] 63r. Da stat her dauid vnd buppellm vom stain gebrueder vn(d) hand die kunst die in disem büch stat gelernndt von hansen dalhofer
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End paper, right page
InvNo. 3469
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End paper, left page
[Empty page]
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