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| ''Der Altenn Fechter an fengliche Kunst''
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| ''Fechtbuch. Die Ritterliche, Mannliche Kunst''
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| author(s)                = {{collapsible list
 
| author(s)                = {{collapsible list
 
  | [[author::Hans Lebkommer]]
 
  | [[author::Hans Lebkommer]]
 
  | [[author::Johannes Liechtenauer]]
 
  | [[author::Johannes Liechtenauer]]
 
  | [[author::Andre Lignitzer]]
 
  | [[author::Andre Lignitzer]]
  | [[author::Andre Paurñfeyndt]]
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  | [[author::Andre Paurenfeyndt]]
 
  | Unknown
 
  | Unknown
 
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  | [[type::Wrestling manual]]
 
  | [[type::Wrestling manual]]
 
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| sources                  = ''[[Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (Andre Paurñfeyndt)|Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der <br/>Fechterey]]'' (1516)
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| sources                  = ''[[Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (Andre Paurenfeyndt)|Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der <br/>Fechterey]]'' (1516)
 
| publisher                = [[publisher::Christian Egenolff]]
 
| publisher                = [[publisher::Christian Egenolff]]
 
| pub_date                  = [[year::1530s, 1545, 1558|1531 - 1537]]
 
| pub_date                  = [[year::1530s, 1545, 1558|1531 - 1537]]
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  | [http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00024296/image_1 Digital scans] (1530s)
 
  | [http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00024296/image_1 Digital scans] (1530s)
 
  | [http://www.nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-uba001458-2 B&W photocopy] (1530s)
 
  | [http://www.nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-uba001458-2 B&W photocopy] (1530s)
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| [http://resolver.libis.be/IE12644841/representation Digital scans] (1558)
 
  | [http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/hn-64/start.htm Digital scans] (1558)
 
  | [http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/hn-64/start.htm Digital scans] (1558)
 
  | [http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/lord/pdfs/Leckuchner_Lebkommer_1558.pdf B&W photocopy] (1558)
 
  | [http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/lord/pdfs/Leckuchner_Lebkommer_1558.pdf B&W photocopy] (1558)
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'''''Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche Kunst''''' ("The Ancient Fencer's Beginning Art") is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] printed in the 16th century by [[Christian Egenolff]]. The text is largely a redaction of [[Andre Paurñfeyndt]]'s earlier treatise ''[[Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (Andre Paurñfeyndt)|Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey]]'', but with significant unique material. Egenolff reset the text and hired noted Strasbourg artist [[Hans Weiditz]] to illustrate it.
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'''''Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst''''' ("The Ancient Fencer's Thorough Art") is a [[nationality::German]] [[fencing manual]] printed in the 16th century by [[Christian Egenolff]]. The text is largely a redaction of [[Andre Paurenfeyndt]]'s earlier treatise ''[[Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (Andre Paurenfeyndt)|Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey]]'', but with significant unique material. Egenolff reset the text and hired noted Strassbourg artist [[Hans Weiditz]] to illustrate it.
  
 
== Publication History ==
 
== Publication History ==
  
The first three printings of ''Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche Kunst'' are undated, but the first edition must have been printed between 1531, when Egenolff set up his shop in Frankfurt-am-Main, and Weiditz' death in 1537. The second and third editions were released some time before Egenolff's own death in 1555; a copy of the second edition that recently came up for auction was dated to ca. 1535,<ref>''[Lecküchner]. Der Allten Fechter Gründtliche''. [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6749760 Live Auctioneers]. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> but this date seems speculative. In 1558, Egenolff's heirs published a fourth edition posthumously.<ref>According to [[page:DAFaK 1558 mIIIv.jpg|page 47v]] of the fourth edition.</ref>  
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The first three printings of the book are undated, but the first edition, titled ''Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst'', must have been printed between 1531, when Egenolff set up his shop in Frankfurt-am-Main, and Weiditz' death in 1537; a copy of the first edition that recently came up for auction was dated to ca. 1535,<ref>''[Lecküchner]. Der Allten Fechter Gründtliche''. [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6749760 Live Auctioneers]. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> but this date seems speculative. The second edition, titled ''Der Altenn Fechter an fengliche Kunst'', and the third edition, titled ''Fechtbuch. Die Ritterliche, Man{{dec|u|n}}liche Kunst'', were released some time before Egenolff's own death in 1555. In 1558, Egenolff's heirs published a fourth edition (titled the same as the third) posthumously.<ref>According to [[page:DAFaK 1558 mIIIv.jpg|page 47v]] of the fourth edition.</ref>  
  
 
In the 1600s, a fairly faithful [[OPLODIDASKALIA sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (Cod.1246)|manuscript]] including portions of both this text and [[Albrecht Dürer]]'s ''[[OPLODIDASKALIA sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)|OPLODIDASKALIA sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri]]'' was created by an unknown scribe (it has since been lost).
 
In the 1600s, a fairly faithful [[OPLODIDASKALIA sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (Cod.1246)|manuscript]] including portions of both this text and [[Albrecht Dürer]]'s ''[[OPLODIDASKALIA sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)|OPLODIDASKALIA sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri]]'' was created by an unknown scribe (it has since been lost).
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
 +
 +
This is the table of contents for the first edition. The order of sections remains generally the same through all editions, apart from moving the index to the end of the book, but the exact pagination varies.
  
 
{| class="treatise"
 
{| class="treatise"
 
|-  
 
|-  
! id="page" | 1r - 2v
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! id="page" | 1r
 +
| Title page
 +
 
 +
|-  
 +
! 2r - 3r
 
| {{treatise begin
 
| {{treatise begin
 
   | title = Introduction
 
   | title = Introduction
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|-  
 
|-  
! [[Andre Paurñfeyndt|2v - 3r]]
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! 3r - 4r
| Twelve Rules for Beginning Fencers by [[Andre Paurñfeyndt]]
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| {{treatise begin
 +
  | title = Index
 +
  | width = 60em
 +
}}
 +
{| class="treatisecontent"
 +
|-
 +
! <p>{{rating}}</p>
 +
! <p>Transcription</p>
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| <br/>
 +
|
 +
 
 +
|}
 +
{{treatise end}}
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
! [[Andre Paurenfeyndt|4r]]
 +
| Twelve Rules for Beginning Fencers by [[Andre Paurenfeyndt]]
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! [[Andre Paurñfeyndt|3r - 14r]]
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! [[Andre Paurenfeyndt|4v - 16v]]
| [[Sword]] by [[Andre Paurñfeyndt]]
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| [[Sword]] by [[Andre Paurenfeyndt]]
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! [[Hans Lebkommer|14v - 18r]],<br>[[Hans Lebkommer|23r - 31r]]
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! [[Hans Lebkommer|16v - 20v]],<br>[[Hans Lebkommer|25v - 33v]]
 
| [[Messer]] by [[Hans Lebkommer]] (Johannes Lecküchner)
 
| [[Messer]] by [[Hans Lebkommer]] (Johannes Lecküchner)
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! [[Andre Paurñfeyndt|18r - 23r]]
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! [[Andre Paurenfeyndt|20v - 25v]]
| [[Dussack]] by [[Andre Paurñfeyndt]]
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| [[Messer]] by [[Andre Paurenfeyndt]]
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! [[Andre Lignitzer|31rv]]
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! [[Andre Lignitzer|33v - 34r]]
 
| [[Sword and buckler]] by [[Andre Lignitzer]]
 
| [[Sword and buckler]] by [[Andre Lignitzer]]
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! [[Andre Lignitzer|31v - 32v]]
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! [[Andre Lignitzer|34r - 35r]]
 
| [[Dagger]] by [[Andre Lignitzer]]
 
| [[Dagger]] by [[Andre Lignitzer]]
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! {{nowrap|[[Anonymous 16th Century Dagger Treatise|32v - 35r]]}}
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! {{nowrap|[[Anonymous 16th Century Dagger Treatise|35r - 37v]]}}
 
| Anonymous [[dagger]] devices
 
| Anonymous [[dagger]] devices
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! [[Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens|35v - 43v]]
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! [[Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens|38r - 46r]]
 
| Anonymous [[grappling]] devices
 
| Anonymous [[grappling]] devices
  
 
|-  
 
|-  
! [[Andre Paurñfeyndt|44r - 56v]]
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! [[Andre Paurenfeyndt|46v - 48r]]
| [[Staff]] by [[Andre Paurñfeyndt]]
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| [[Staff]] by [[Andre Paurenfeyndt]]
 
 
|-
 
! 57rv
 
| {{treatise begin
 
  | title = Index
 
  | width = 60em
 
}}
 
{| class="treatisecontent"
 
|-
 
! <p>{{rating}}</p>
 
! <p>Transcription</p>
 
 
 
|-
 
| <br/>
 
|
 
 
 
|}
 
{{treatise end}}
 
  
 
|}
 
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<h3 style="clear:both;"> Title pages </h3>
 
<h3 style="clear:both;"> Title pages </h3>
  
{{image|Egenolff title 1.jpg|First edition (1530s)}}
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{{image|Egenolff title 2.jpg|First edition (1530s)}}
{{image|Egenolff title 2.jpg|Second edition (ca. 1535)}}
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{{image|Egenolff title 1.jpg|Second edition (1530s?)}}
{{image|Egenolff title 3.jpg|Third edition (ca. 1545)}}
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{{image|Egenolff title 3.jpg|Third edition (1540s?)}}
 
{{image|Egenolff title 4.jpg|Fourth edition (1558)}}
 
{{image|Egenolff title 4.jpg|Fourth edition (1558)}}
  

Revision as of 16:36, 23 October 2021

Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst
The Ancient Fencer's Thorough Art
Egenolff title 2.jpg
Title page of the first edition
Also known as
  • Der Altenn Fechter an fengliche Kunst
  • Fechtbuch. Die Ritterliche, Mannliche Kunst
Author(s)
Illustrated by Hans Weiditz
Place of origin Frankfurt-am-Main
Language Early New High German
Genre(s)
Sources Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der
Fechterey
(1516)
Publisher Christian Egenolff
Publication date 1531 - 1537
Pages 94
Treatise scans

Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst ("The Ancient Fencer's Thorough Art") is a German fencing manual printed in the 16th century by Christian Egenolff. The text is largely a redaction of Andre Paurenfeyndt's earlier treatise Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey, but with significant unique material. Egenolff reset the text and hired noted Strassbourg artist Hans Weiditz to illustrate it.

Publication History

The first three printings of the book are undated, but the first edition, titled Der Allten Fechter gründtliche Kunst, must have been printed between 1531, when Egenolff set up his shop in Frankfurt-am-Main, and Weiditz' death in 1537; a copy of the first edition that recently came up for auction was dated to ca. 1535,[1] but this date seems speculative. The second edition, titled Der Altenn Fechter an fengliche Kunst, and the third edition, titled Fechtbuch. Die Ritterliche, Mannliche Kunst, were released some time before Egenolff's own death in 1555. In 1558, Egenolff's heirs published a fourth edition (titled the same as the third) posthumously.[2]

In the 1600s, a fairly faithful manuscript including portions of both this text and Albrecht Dürer's OPLODIDASKALIA sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri was created by an unknown scribe (it has since been lost).

Contents

This is the table of contents for the first edition. The order of sections remains generally the same through all editions, apart from moving the index to the end of the book, but the exact pagination varies.

1r Title page
2r - 3r
3r - 4r
4r Twelve Rules for Beginning Fencers by Andre Paurenfeyndt
4v - 16v Sword by Andre Paurenfeyndt
16v - 20v,
25v - 33v
Messer by Hans Lebkommer (Johannes Lecküchner)
20v - 25v Messer by Andre Paurenfeyndt
33v - 34r Sword and buckler by Andre Lignitzer
34r - 35r Dagger by Andre Lignitzer
35r - 37v Anonymous dagger devices
38r - 46r Anonymous grappling devices
46v - 48r Staff by Andre Paurenfeyndt

Gallery

Title pages

First edition (1530s)
Egenolff title 2.jpg
Second edition (1530s?)
Egenolff title 1.jpg
Third edition (1540s?)
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Fourth edition (1558)
Egenolff title 4.jpg

Illustrations

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Egenolff 32.jpg
Egenolff 33.jpg

Additional Resources

  • Bauer, Matthias Johannes. “Der Alten Fechter gründtliche Kunst” – Das Frankfurter oder Egenolffsche Fechtbuch. Untersuchung und Edition. Coll. Geschichtswissenschaften 37. München: Utz Verlag, 2016. ISBN: 978-3-8316-4559-6
  • Jaquet, Daniel; Walczak, Bartłomiej. "Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings". Acta Periodica Duellatorum 2(1): 105-148. 2014. doi:10.1515/apd-2015-0015.

References

  1. [Lecküchner]. Der Allten Fechter Gründtliche. Live Auctioneers. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  2. According to page 47v of the fourth edition.

Copyright and License Summary

For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.

Work Author(s) Source License
Images Hans Weiditz Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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Transcription Michael Chidester Index:Der Altenn Fechter anfengliche kunst (Christian Egenolff)
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