Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Chart.A.558)
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| Talhoffer Fechtbuch | |
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| MS Chart.A.558, Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha Gotha, Germany |
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 Folio 2r |
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| Hils' catalog | 20 |
| Leng's catalog | 38.3.3 |
| Type | Fencing manual Wrestling manual |
| Date | 1443 |
| Language(s) | Early New High German |
| Author(s) | Johannes Hartlieb Johannes Liechtenauer Hans Talhoffer |
| Illustrated by | Unknown |
| Size | 151 folia |
| Format | Double-sided; one illustration per side with text above |
| Script | Bastarda |
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The MS Chart.A.558 is a German fencing manual created by Hans Talhoffer, probably in 1443.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Universitäts- und Forschungsbibliothek Erfurt/Gotha in Gotha, Germany. This is the earliest of Talhoffer's six known manuals.
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Provenance
Contents
| Folio | Section |
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| Ir - 1v | Front matter |
| 2r - 4v | Longsword by Hans Talhoffer |
| 5r - 17r | Onomatomantia by Johannes Hartlieb |
| 18r - 20v | Bloßfechten by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 21av - 23r | Roßfechten by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 24v - 48r | Longshield by Hans Talhoffer |
| 48v | Kampffechten by Johannes Liechtenauer |
| 49r - 72r | Armored fencing by Hans Talhoffer |
| 72v - 76v | Poleaxe by Hans Talhoffer |
| 81r - 101v | Dagger by Hans Talhoffer |
| 109v - 114v | Wrestling by Ott Jud |
| 116v - 132v | Wrestling by Hans Talhoffer |
| 141r - 148v | Anonymous war book |
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Additional Resources
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Livre d'escrime de Talhoffer (codex Gotha) de l'an 1443. Prague: Chez L'Auteur, 1893.
- Hergsell, Gustav, and Talhoffer, Hans. Talhoffers Fechtbuch (Gothaer Codex) aus dem Jahre 1443: gerichtliche und andere Zweikämpfe darstellend. Prague: Selbstverlag, 1889.
References
- ↑ Internally dated on folio 1r.
