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Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.10825/10826)
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| Cod.10825/10826, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Vienna, Austria | |||||
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| Also known as | Cod.Vindob.10825/10826 | ||||
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| Date | ca. 1548 (?) | ||||
| Place of origin | Augsburg, Germany | ||||
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| Compiler | Paulus Hector Mair | ||||
| Scribe(s) | Unknown | ||||
| Illustrator(s) | Jörg Breu the Younger | ||||
| Material | Paper, in a leather binding | ||||
| Size | 2 volumes; 270 folia and 343 folia | ||||
| Format | Varies | ||||
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| Exemplar(s) | MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94 (1542) | ||||
| External data | Museum catalog (10825/10826) | ||||
| Treatise scans | Microfilm scans | ||||
The Codices 10825 and 10826 are 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 Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria. 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.
Contents
Provenance
Contents
Volume 1
| Folio | Section |
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| 1r - 15v | Introduction by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 1r - 68v | Longsword by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. pseudo-Gladiatoria and the Nuremberg Group) |
| 70r - 89v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig [German] |
| 92r - 96v | Gloss of Liechtenauer's Bloßfechten by Pseudo-Peter von Danzig [Latin] |
| 97r - 118v | Dussack by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 119r - 147r | Messer by Johannes Lecküchner [German] |
| 149r - 153v | Messer by Johannes Lecküchner [Latin] |
| 154r - 165v | Short Staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 166r - 171v | Long Staff by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 172r - 181v | Halberd by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 182r - 189v | Sickle by Paulus Hector Mair |
| 190r - 221v | Dagger by Paulus Hector Mair (inc. Gregor Erhart, the Nuremberg group, and pseudo-Gladiatoria) |
| 224r - 226r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer [German] |
| 226r - 249r | Anonymous dagger treatise [German] |
| 251r | Dagger by Andre Liegniczer [Latin] |
| 251r - 255v | Anonymous dagger treatise [Latin] |
Volume 2
[Not available for study]
Gallery
[Microfilm images available for import]
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
