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  | [[Lectiones auf das Einfachen rappier (4º MS Math.038)|4º MS Math.038]] (ca. 1600)
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  | [[Lectiones auf das Einfachen rappier (4º MS Math.38)|4º MS Math.38]] (ca. 1600)
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| [[Fechtbuch des einfachen Rapiers (MS germ.qu.1190/1191)|MS germ.qu.1190/1191]] (1611)
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| [[Eigentliche Beschreibung des Fechtens ihm einfachen Rappir (MS Var.7)|MS Var.7]] (1611-19)
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| [[Eigentliche beschreibung des fechtens ihm Einfachen Rappir (MS E.ö.V.36)|MS E.ö.V.36]] (1619)
 
  | [[Anweisung zur Fechtkunst (4º MS Math.2)|4º MS Math.2]] (ca. 1620?)
 
  | [[Anweisung zur Fechtkunst (4º MS Math.2)|4º MS Math.2]] (ca. 1620?)
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'''Hans Wilhelm Schöffer von Dietz''' was a [[century::17th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[Freifechter]]. The surname "Schöffer" indicates that he came from a Patrician family and may have even been a member of the nobility.{{cn}} In his youth, he seems to have spent time in Italy and studied at the fencing academy of [[Salvator Fabris]] where he ultimately rose to the position of [[Vorfechter]]. After returning to his home, he went on to become [[fencing master]] at the [[Philipps-Universität Marburg]], and later in his life he seems to have accepted an appointment to the Ritterakademie in Sorø, Denmark.<ref>Joachim Hynitzchen. ''Scienza e pratica d'arme di Salvatore Fabris, Capo deir Ordine dei sette cuori. Das ist: Herrn Salvatore Fabris, obristen des Ritter Ordens der Sieben Hertzen, Italianische Fechtkunst.'' Leipzig: Michael Boge, 1677.</ref>
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'''Hans Wilhelm Schöffer von Dietz''' was a [[century::17th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[Freifechter]]. The "von" in his name is not an Adelsprädikat but indicates his city of birth (Diez an der Lahn). The son of an Amtmann, he became a Marburg citizen and made a living as a fencing master, likely running the only university-approved Fechtboden. He served as a "Mantenitore" (Vorfechter or teaching assistant) to [[Salvator Fabris]], most likely in Denmark before 1606. After returning to his home, he went on to become [[fencing master]] at the [[Philipps-Universität Marburg]]. In 1623, he accepted an appointment to the Ritterakademie in Sorø, Denmark.<ref>Joachim Hynitzchen. ''Scienza e pratica d'arme di Salvatore Fabris, Capo deir Ordine dei sette cuori. Das ist: Herrn Salvatore Fabris, obristen des Ritter Ordens der Sieben Hertzen, Italianische Fechtkunst.'' Leipzig: Michael Boge, 1677.</ref>
  
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In 1611, Schöffer published a two-volume treatise on fencing with the single rapier and with rapier and dagger, based on the earlier writings of [[Salvator Fabris]]. These were reprinted in 1620 as a single volume entitled ''[[Grůndtliche vñ eigentlichte Beschreibung der Fechtkunst (Hans Wilhelm Schöffer von Dietz)|Grůndtliche vñ eigentlichte Beschreibung der Fechtkunst]]'' ("A Thorough and Proper Description of the Art of Fencing"). More than a simple translation or plagiarism, the treatise represents considerable expansion and interpretation of the Italian master's art.
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In 1611, Schöffer wrote a two-volume treatise on fencing with the single rapier and with rapier and dagger ([[Fechtbuch des einfachen Rapiers (MS germ.qu.1190/1191)|MS germ.qu.1190/1191]]), based on the teachings of [[Salvator Fabris]]. This treatise survives in several manuscripts and was ultimately published in 1620 as a single volume entitled ''[[Grůndtliche vñ eigentlichte Beschreibung der Fechtkunst (Hans Wilhelm Schöffer von Dietz)|Grůndtliche vñ eigentlichte Beschreibung der Fechtkunst]]'' ("A Thorough and Proper Description of the Art of Fencing"). More than a simple translation or plagiarism, the treatise represents considerable expansion and interpretation of the Italian master's art.
  
 
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! <p>[[Anweisung zur Fechtkunst (4º MS Math.2)|4º MS Math.2]] (1620)<br/></p>
 
! <p>[[Anweisung zur Fechtkunst (4º MS Math.2)|4º MS Math.2]] (1620)<br/></p>
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== Additional Resources ==
 
== Additional Resources ==
  
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* Klein, Dorothee. ''Fecht - Lektionen: nach Hans Wilhelm Schöffer''. Neumann-Neudamm Melsungen, 2017. ISBN 978-3788818821
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Amberger, J. Christoph: Lives of the Masters (2): Salvator Fabris. Baltimore & Towson: Secret Archives Press, 2025.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 12:05, 24 October 2025

Hans Wilhelm Schöffer von Dietz
Born 16th century
Dietz, Germany (?)
Died 17th century
Marburg, Germany (?)
Occupation Fencing master
Movement Freifechter
Influences
Genres Fencing manual
Language Early New High German
Notable work(s) Grůndtliche vñ eigentlichte Beschreibung
der Fechtkunst (1620)
Manuscript(s)
The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Hans Wilhelm Schoeffer von Dietz.

Hans Wilhelm Schöffer von Dietz was a 17th century German Freifechter. The "von" in his name is not an Adelsprädikat but indicates his city of birth (Diez an der Lahn). The son of an Amtmann, he became a Marburg citizen and made a living as a fencing master, likely running the only university-approved Fechtboden. He served as a "Mantenitore" (Vorfechter or teaching assistant) to Salvator Fabris, most likely in Denmark before 1606. After returning to his home, he went on to become fencing master at the Philipps-Universität Marburg. In 1623, he accepted an appointment to the Ritterakademie in Sorø, Denmark.[1]

In 1611, Schöffer wrote a two-volume treatise on fencing with the single rapier and with rapier and dagger (MS germ.qu.1190/1191), based on the teachings of Salvator Fabris. This treatise survives in several manuscripts and was ultimately published in 1620 as a single volume entitled Grůndtliche vñ eigentlichte Beschreibung der Fechtkunst ("A Thorough and Proper Description of the Art of Fencing"). More than a simple translation or plagiarism, the treatise represents considerable expansion and interpretation of the Italian master's art.

Treatise

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.

Amberger, J. Christoph: Lives of the Masters (2): Salvator Fabris. Baltimore & Towson: Secret Archives Press, 2025.

References

  1. ↑ Joachim Hynitzchen. Scienza e pratica d'arme di Salvatore Fabris, Capo deir Ordine dei sette cuori. Das ist: Herrn Salvatore Fabris, obristen des Ritter Ordens der Sieben Hertzen, Italianische Fechtkunst. Leipzig: Michael Boge, 1677.
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