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  • ...ith the hilt before your head so that the short edge stands toward you and hold the point thus toward his face.</p> ...stands toward you and hold the point thus toward his face. This is the Ox on both sides.</p>
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  • | Format = One side, three columns | <p>You take a hold around him. You get under his hold. You step through and fight it out.</p>
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  • | Format = Double-sided; one or two illustrations per <br/>side, with ca ...of fencing and wrestling pieces based on the only two printed German books on fighting at the time, the anonymous ''[[Das Landshuter Ringerbuch (Hans Wur
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  • ...mentary on a few lines of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]]'s Recital (''Zettel'') on the short sword. The only known copy is in the manuscript [[Glasgow Fechtbu | {{red|Whoever dismounts<br/>&emsp;Begins to fence on foot}}
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  • ...f fencing treatise entitled ''Abhandlung über die Fechtkunst'' ("Discourse on the Art of Fencing"), comprising ff 143r - 148v of the longer [[Die Meister ...t piece''' is that one sets forward with the left foot and holds the sword on the right shoulder and steps in with an Oberhau and [you] move as if you wa
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  • | Format = Double-sided ...period that show no connection to the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. On the other hand, [[Robert Foster]] has noted a number of similarities to con
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  • ...t und den Ringkampf (MS 963)|''Über die Fechtkunst und den Ringkampf'']] ("On the Art of Fencing and Wrestling"), which contained both his own teachings ..., and place the pommel of your sword about his neck. Thus you can toss him on his back over your leg as it is illustrated below.</p>
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  • ...should not wait on his strike in displacement, but deploy your work on and on.</p> | <p>Strong is, from the hilt to the middle, The rest forward on out on the messer, is the Weak. From here farther onward.</p>
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  • The fourth book, on grappling, is laid out on the [[Nicolaes Petter]] page. | <p>The third part is the middle, which is used on every occasion.</p>
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  • | Format = Double-sided; in some sections, one <br/>illustration per sid ...Glasgow, United Kingdom. It is a compilation text consisting of treatises on a variety of martial topics, by several different masters who stood in the
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  • | <p>'''Throwing on the Back.'''</p> ...our other hand in his face, strike his chest with your head. Thus he falls on his back.
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  • | Format = Double-sided; space for miniatures <br/>and initials (never a ...hèque nationale de France]] in Paris, France. The earliest extant treatise on the use of the poleaxe, the manuscript is possesses detailed descriptions o
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  • | Format = Double-sided, with black and red ink ...f> In 1985, Hans-Peter Hils postulated a date between 1438 and 1452, based on identifying the dedicatee with Albrecht Ⅲ of Bavaria and assuming it was
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  • ...must pay attention / to close off all stabs / so that he can't go on / and on his first extraction / to lock up your opponent / and have attention to adv ...hen it is upon realising / that you thrust against him / and with your arm on his / come into the weak / drive above with your dagger / so that you grab
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  • | Format = Roll | title = Anonymous treatise on the two-handed sword
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  • | Format = ...MS 39564)|Ledall manuscript]], this is one of only three extant treatises on Medieval English martial arts.<ref name="BL"/>
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  • | Format = Double-sided ...Cologne, Germany; it was housed in the wing of the Archive that collapsed on 3 March 2009,<ref>Newspaper article [http://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/ver
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  • | Format = Double-sided, with black and red ink Translation: This is the true and based on the latest French Design arranged instruction how someone should perfection
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  • | Format = Double-sided ...[[Joachim Meyer]] some time before 1570.<ref>The only date, 1570, is given on [[page:MS Var.82 123r.png|folio 123]] (between the first and second section
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  • ...S.Philos.62)|2º Col.MS.Philos.62]]), to which he added his own annotations on many of the techniques. Auerswald's work also formed the foundation for [[P ...e hand, left and right. Thereby you see how the opponent will respond to a hold.</p>
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  • ...likely a reference to that of Liechtenauer; however, Syber does not appear on the roll of the [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]] recorded by [[Paulus Kal]] i ...ch of the master's unique terminology in his own teachings. Meÿer may thus hold the key to interpreting Syber's techniques.
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  • ...polisher as well as a certified 'Master of the Long Sword'. He began work on a [[fencing manual]] later in his life, but didn't complete it before his d ...nship printed in Augsburg in 1570. This may indicate that Rast was drawing on an earlier, unknown source for the mounted material, or even for all three
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  • ...sterdam, and specialized in winter landscapes. He was married in The Hague on 13 February, 1611, to Maertje Castel. In 1612, he became a member of the Gu ...with descriptions and commentary by an anonymous author. The structure and format of the treatise is strongly reminiscent of ''[[Wapenhandelinghe van Roers M
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  • ...f>[[Matt Galas]] estimates that it was written in the 1580s or 1590s based on internal evidence.</ref> The only extant copy, current [[Cabinet d'escrime ...umbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, serve to instruct the elevation where you must hold the guards of both the sword and of the dagger, and the points of the sword
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  • ...ladiatoria complex and will not be covered on this page. They may be found on the individual manuscript pages. ...the spear. When you initially enter the barricades and see your opponent, hold your buckler in your left hand and raise your spear [with the right hand] f
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  • ...iderable alteration and elaboration by Falkner, and several short sections on other weapons which appear to be entirely original. ...ible] zettel'') on [[:File:CL23842 47r.jpg|f 47r]]. Compare with the piece on [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ms._KK5012_15r.jpg f 15r] of Falkne
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  • ...lor guard in his unit,<ref name="Maurer"/> as he would later author a book on the art of flag-waving. It's unclear how much time Heußler spent in Nuremb | '''On another Art'''
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  • ...ew Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier]]'' ("A New Illustrated Fencing Manual on Rapier"). It was dedicated to Christian II, Elector of Saxony, though it's ...he spindle <br/>among maidens, and refuse to call yourself a man. <br/>You on the other hand, having a heart in your chest, <br/>learn to be watchful to
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  • ...in the Liechtenauer tradition in that it not only offers unique commentary on the Recital, but also both quotes and occasionally criticizes or corrects t ...fragment of the gloss terminates abruptly at the beginning of the section on drawing back, and the remainder is currently lost.
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  • ...um to Liechtenauer's [[Recital]] on the [[long sword]] which offers advice on fencing and discusses techniques from a position called [[iron gate]] (''Ei ...follow you quickly <br/>&emsp;and will be in great hurry<br/>So he can not hold against you<ref>Does not expect your attack</ref><br/>&emsp;Thus you strike
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  • ...in 1538.<ref>''La noble science des ioueurs d'espee'' is internally dated on [[Page:La noble science des ioueurs d'espee (Andre Paurenfeyndt) 1538.pdf/8 ...ef>''einduplieren''.</ref> with the short edge (between him and his sword) on the left side to his neck.<ref name="ear-p">P. "ear".</ref></p>
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  • ...r]], and dentist at the turn of the [[century::18th century]]. He was born on 21 January 1676 in San Bartolomeo to Francesco and Isabella Colombani, who ...n 1700, he seems to have become involved with a Spanish woman and embarked on another international journey through France, Holland, and England, eventua
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  • ...me version of a gloss on fencing with the [[long sword]], apparently based on the anonymous [[pseudo-Peter von Danzig]] gloss of Liechtenauer's Recital. ...text and contents, but it is currently unclear if Ringeck's gloss is based on that of pseudo-Danzig or if they both derive from an even earlier original
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  • | full title = A Recital on the Chivalric<br/>Art of Fencing ...we currently understand it is almost impossible to overstate. The masters on [[Paulus Kal]]'s roll of the [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]] were responsibl
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  • | Format = Double-sided; one illustration per side <br/>(ff 1r-100r), un ...r Roß und Fueß in und an Harnisch''''' ("All Manner of Combat on Horse and on Foot, Both Armored and Unarmored", MS KK5126) is a [[nationality::German]]
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  • ...as himself an initiate; Fiore mentions in his prefaces that he owned books on the art and he also names two older masters in his tradition, [[Johane Suve ...to their Italic counterparts, the Germanic works place a greater emphasis on [[short sword]] fencing, doubling the number of pieces, and also dwarf Fior
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  • ...f the grand master [[Johannes Liechtenauer]], but his name does not appear on the list of masters in that tradition recorded by [[Paulus Kal]] in ca. 147 ...nsive treatise on multiple weapons, but little research has been performed on his material as yet.
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  • ...eorg,<ref name="JPK"/> and continued in the duke's service until his death on 18 January 1479. Paulus Kal created two manuscripts of his treatise while i ...cted as one of the archduke's witnesses at a number of interrogations held on 17 October 1485 in Innsbruck, related to the witch trials being conducted b
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  • | Format = .... It will be some time before we can fully implement this translation here on the page, but you can download the full document here: [[:File:Anonimo Bolo
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  • ...n of Venice.<ref>That he eventually became a Venetian citizen is indicated on the [[Page:Scola, overo teatro (Nicoletto Giganti) 1606.pdf/5|title page]] ...sons, and Tom Leoni opines that this treatise is the best pedagogical work on rapier fencing of the early 17th century.<ref>Leoni, p xi.</ref> It is also
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  • ...st extant copies, but the precise separation varies from copy to copy. The format of the various copies has therefore been preserved in this table in order t | <p>[] This is the art and charter on the Messer of Sir Hans Leckuchner of Nürnberg, which he did and put togeth
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  • ...S KK5126)|MS KK5126]] (1480s).</ref> Attributed to Huntsfeld are teachings on [[armored fencing]] (both with the short sword and unarmed), [[dagger]], an ...zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82)|Rostock]] versions of Huntsfeld's treatise on short sword fencing are erroneously credited to [[Lew]], while that of [[An
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  • ...ladiatoria Dimicandi (MS Vitt.Em.1324)|De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi]]'' ("On the Art of Swordsmanship"), which currently exists in at least two manuscri ...e of the tradition of [[Fiore de’i Liberi]], as both his teachings and the format of his treatise closely resemble those of the earlier master. As both Leone
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  • ...in Ernsbrunn in Lower Austria, and he enrolled in the [[Universität Wien]] on 13 October 1512.<ref>Bauer 2016, p. 99.</ref> He mentions in his introducti ...eference, but the Egenolff illustrations (which are original and not based on Paurenfeyndt) are the ones that seem to depict something similar to the pla
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  • | alternative title(s) = "[[title::Book on the Art of Fencing]]" ...to be anonymous, though the name Ludger ("Lutegerus") appears prominently on the first folio and may be the name of the author or scribe. The illustrati
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  • | Format = Double-sided; text with scattered <br/>illustrations ...epiction of the Biblical confrontation between David and the giant Goliath on the inside cover. The reason for the inclusion of this painting is entirely
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  • ...4.A.8)|Rome version]] in 1452.<ref>His name lacks the traditional blessing on the dead in Talhoffer, but receives it in the Rome (see [[Page:Cod.44.A.8 1 ...ly German treatise compilations and seems to have become the dominant work on the subject within the Liechtenauer tradition.
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  • ...is not true of the unarmored long sword fencing, which appears to be based on the [[Cluny Fechtbuch (Cl. 23842)|MS Cl. 23842]] from the 1480s-90s and is ...of numbered but uncaptioned illustrations of armored dueling on horse and on foot, and is dated to 1522. The same year saw the completion of the [[Jörg
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  • In 1531, Manciolino published a treatise on swordsmanship called ''[[Opera Nova (Antonio Manciolino)|Opera Nova]]'' ("A ...d" and was probably based on an earlier version printed in ca. 1523 (based on the fact that Don Luisi de Cordoba was only orator to Adrian VI between Sep
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  • ...Fechtbuch]] in 1452.<ref>He is given the traditional blessing on the dead on [[Page:Cod.44.A.8 073r.jpg|folio 73r]].</ref> He had a brother named '''Jac ...ompilation texts in the Liechtenauer tradition. He also authored treatises on fencing with the [[short sword]], [[dagger]], and [[grappling]], though the
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  • ...fencing master|Master of the Long Sword]]. In 1579, he authored a treatise on fencing entitled ''Ehren Tittel und Lobspruch der Ritterlichen Freyen Kunst On along the flat fields, and saw off to the side<br/>
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  • ...und weidalich mit dem langen schwert vechten da mit du on hentschuoch und on allen harnesch behuotest hend und allen din lib für aller hand wäffen fü ...ther and shove him from you with the other hand and keep your sword’s edge on his neck or set the point upon him and shove him from you, so you take his
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  • ...e prestige in Paduan society, and in the entire Veneto region. For example on 18 April 1638, in the year Alfieri published La Bandiera, the academy hoste ...ludes the entirety of the 1640 edition, but also adds a concluding section on the [[spadone]].
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  • ...issen Lagern in Holtz zu schneiden, an die Handt zu nemen und in diß klein Format zu verfertigen. Wann dann ich meinem von Gott dem Allein mögenden mir mite ...g), absezen (displacing/parrying), ringen (grappling), einlauffen (running on/advancing), verstellen (deceiving), werffen (throwing), and nachdringen (br
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  • ...II organised for the ''aqiqa'' (naming ceremony) of his newborn heir Yusuf on 19th June 1409, and recited a poem in honour of the ''amir'. His lack of at ...there seems to have been more interest in non-military works, with a focus on the arts, coinciding with a moderate political status quo between Granada a
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  • ...(Giacomo di Grassi)|Ragione di adoprar sicuramente l'Arme]]'' ("Discourse on Wielding Arms with Safety"). In 1594, a new edition of his book was printed ...ay both how to handle all those weapons on horseback which here are taught on foot, as also all other weapons whatsoever.</p>
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  • ...bris' disposal to illustrate it; it was ultimately published in Copenhagen on 25 September 1606.<ref name="Leoni"/> ...e University of Padua and there passed his final years. He died of a fever on 11 November 1618 at the age of 74, and the town of Padua declared an offici
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  • At the age of 52, Capo Ferro authored a treatise on the [[rapier]] entitled ''[[Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della Scher ...the actual fencing actions. You can view all of the painted illustrations on the treatise page.
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  • ...0 and quickly gained a great deal of prestige; he seems to have also taken on the former school of Italian master [[Rocco Bonetti]]. There are a number o ...his, take a young Dog which hath not been accustomed to fight, and set him on a Bull, and you shal see him assaile him with more courage and fiercenes th
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  • ...prolific authors on fencing of his time. He wrote at least fourteen books on military subjects including [[grappling]], fencing with the [[pike]], [[rap ...tle. Step with the right foot backward, and grasp with the left hand below on the Partisan (how Num. 3 shows). Place the same down, set the right foot t
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  • ...in 1478, Lecküchner was consecrated as a priest. From 1480 until his death on December 31, 1482, he was employed as a communal priest in Herzogenaurach, ...'s teachings. A slightly abridged version of this treatise (probably based on a lost intermediary) was included by [[Hans von Speyer]] in the [[Codex Spe
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  • ...st extant copies, but the precise separation varies from copy to copy. The format of the various copies has therefore been preserved in this table in order t | <p>[1] This is the art and charter on the Messer of Sir Hans Leckuchner of Nürnberg, which he did and put togeth
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  • ...02r]] of [[Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Thott.290.2º)|MS Thott.290.2º]] (1459); on the other hand, the escutcheon and the mantling are quite different between ...mberg was elevated to a duchy in 1495).<ref>Internally dated and dedicated on [[:File:Cod.icon. 394a 16v.jpg|folio 16v]].</ref> This would be his most ex
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  • ...od student.<ref name="de’i Liberi Pisani Dossi"/> He further mentions that on five separate occasions he was forced to fight [[duel]]s for his honor agai Writing very little on his own career as ''condottiero'', Fiore laid out his credentials for his r
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  • ...ty Council; by 1541, Mair was the city treasurer, and in 1545 he also took on the office of Master of Rations. ...izing the arts of fencing as a civilizing and character-building influence on men. Where Meyer sought to update the traditional fencing systems and apply
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  • ...1561, Meyer's petition to the City Council of Strasbourg for the right to hold a [[Fechtschule]] was granted. He would repeat this in 1563, 1566, 1567 and ...ludes a brief outline by Meyer himself on a system of rapier fencing based on German [[Messer]] teachings.
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  • ...e the oldest entry in the group, and certain later treatises are dependent on it, particularly that of [[Albrecht Dürer]]. Other texts, such as the [[Go ...n Picture Book]] contains a wealth of high-quality illustrations, it draws on multiple sources aside from the Augsburg tradition including [[Hans Talhoff
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  • ..., Netherlands as a young man.{{cn}} He then joined the wine guild and went on to become a successful wine merchant. Petter practiced a style of [[grappli ...ext as "historically speaking, [one of] the [two] most important treatises on unarmed combat ever printed", and notes that "in many ways, the finest of a
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  • ...Arms from the Twelfth to the Twentieth Century. London 1956, p. 62</ref>. On March 24th 1580 (1579 in the old calendar then in use in England), he was m ...d Westminster with the challenge, and had it carried to Saviolo personally on the appointed day, Silver states that no formal match occurred.<ref>George
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  • ...seule]]'' ("Secrets of the Premier Book on the Single Sword") and printed on 4 June 1573, is known to survive; it seems likely that the others were neve | '''THE TREATY CONTAINING THE SECRETS OF THE FIRST BOOK ON THE SWORD ALONE, MOTHER OF'''
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  • |A discourse on the superiority & perfection of man, declaring that his body is comprised o |Diſcours de l'excellence & perfećtion de l'homme, dećlarant que ſon corps eſt exaćtement compaſſé par Nombres, Poids, & Meſures, ayant de
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