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{{Infobox writer
 
{{Infobox writer
| name                = Andre Lignitzer
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| name                = [[name::Andre Paurenfeyndt]]
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| birthname            =  
 
| birthname            =  
| birthdate            = unknown
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| birthdate            =  
| birthplace          = Legnica, Poland
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| birthplace          =  
| deathdate            = before 1452
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| deathdate            =  
 
| deathplace          =  
 
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| resting_place        =  
 
| resting_place        =  
| occupation          = [[Fencing master]]
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| occupation          = {{plainlist
| language            = [[:Early New High German]]
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| Bodyguard
| nationality          =  
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| [[Freifechter]]
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}}
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| language            = [[Early New High German]]
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| nationality          = German
 
| ethnicity            =  
 
| ethnicity            =  
 
| citizenship          =  
 
| citizenship          =  
 
| education            =  
 
| education            =  
 
| alma_mater          =  
 
| alma_mater          =  
| patron              =  
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| patron              = Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg
  
 
| period              =  
 
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}}
 
}}
 
| subject              =  
 
| subject              =  
| movement            = [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]]
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| movement            = Liechtenauer Tradition
| notableworks        =  
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| notableworks        = ''[[Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (Andre Paurenfeyndt)|Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der <br/>Fechterey]]'' (1516)
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| archetype            =  
 
| manuscript(s)        = {{collapsible list
 
| manuscript(s)        = {{collapsible list
  | [[Codex Danzig (Cod.44.A.8)|Cod. 44.A.8]] (1452)
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  | [[Liber Quodlibetarius (MS B.200)|MS B.200]] (1524)
| [[Codex Lew (Cod.I.6.4º.3)|Cod. I.6.4º.3]] (1460s)
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  | [[Goliath Fechtbuch (MS Germ.Quart.2020)|MS Germ. Quart. 2020]] (1535-40)
| [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]] (1480s)
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  | [[Über die Fechtkunst und den Ringkampf (MS 963)|MS 963]] (1538)
| [[Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)|MS M.I.29]] (1491)
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  | [[Hutter/Sollinger Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2º.2)|Cod. .6.2º.2]] (1564)
| [[Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn (MS Dresd.C.487)|MS Dresd. C.487]] (ca.1500s)
 
| [[Glasgow Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.341)|MS E.1939.65.341]] (1508)
 
  | [[Goliath Fechtbuch (MS Germ.Quart.2020)|MS Germ.Quart.2020]] (1535-40)
 
  | [[Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94)|MSS Dresd. C.93/94]] (1542)
 
| [[Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.10825/10826)|Cod. 10825/10826]] (1550s)
 
| [[Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica (Cod.icon. 393)|Cod.icon. 393]] (1550s)
 
  | [[Hutter/Sollinger Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2º.2)|Cod. I.6.2º.2]] (1564)
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
| principal manuscript(s)=
 
| principal manuscript(s)=
| first printed edition= [[Christian Henry Tobler|Tobler]], 2010
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| first printed edition=  
| wiktenauer compilation by=[[Michael Chidester]]
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| wiktenauer compilation by= [[Michael Chidester]]
  
 
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| partner              =  
 
| children            =  
 
| children            =  
| relatives            = Jacob Lignitzer (brother)
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| relatives            =  
| influences          =  
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| influences          = [[Johannes Liechtenauer]]
| influenced          =  
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| influenced          = {{plainlist
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| [[Hans Czynner]]
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| [[Paulus Hector Mair]]
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| [[Joachim Meÿer]]
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}}
 
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'''Andre Lignitzer''' (Andres Liegniczer) was a late 14th or early 15th century [[German]] fencing master. His name might signify that he came from Legnica, Poland (German: Lignitz). While Lignitzer's precise lifetime is uncertain, he seems to have died some time before the creation of [[Codex Danzig (Cod.44.A.8)|Codex Danzig]] in 1452. He had a brother named '''Jacob Lignitzer''' who was also a fencing master, but there is no record of any treatise Jacob may have authored. The only other fact that can be determined about Lignitzer's life is that his renown as a master was sufficient for [[Paulus Kal]] to include him, along with his brother, in his list of members of the [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]] in 1470.
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'''Andre Paurenfeyndt''' (Paurñfeyndt, Paurñfeindt) was a 16th century [[German]] [[Freifechter]]. He seems to have been a resident of Vienna, although he mentions in his introduction that he served as a bodyguard to Cardinal Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1468 - 1540). In 1516, he wrote and published a [[fencing manual]] entitled ''[[Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (Andre Paurenfeyndt)|Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey]]'' ("Founding of the Chivalric Art of Swordplay"), which [[Sydney Anglo]] notes may have been the first illustrated fencing treatise ever published. Little else is known about the life of this master, but he describes himself as a Freifechter and the contents of his book make it clear that he was associated with the tradition of [[Johannes Liechtenauer]]. His treatise diverges significantly from the earlier teachings of the Liechtenauer tradition, which may be due to his stated purpose of writing for beginning fencers.
 
 
An [[Andres Juden]] (Andres the Jew) is mentioned as a master associated with Liechtenauer in [[Pol Hausbuch (MS 3227a)|Pol Hausbuch]], and [[Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)|Codex Speyer]] contains a guide to converting between [[long sword]] and [[Messer]] techniques written by a "Magister [[Andreas]]", but it is not currently known whether either of these masters is Lignitzer.
 
  
Andre Lignitzer is best known for his teachings on [[Arming sword|sword]] and [[buckler]], and some variation on this brief treatise is included in many compilation texts in the Liechtenauer tradition. He also authored treatises on fencing with the [[short sword]], [[dagger]], and [[grappling]], though these appear less frequently. Lignitzer's sword and buckler teachings are sometimes attributed to [[Sigmund ain Ringeck]] by 20th and 21st century authors due to their unattributed inclusion in the [[Johan Liechtnawers Fechtbuch geschriebenn (MS Dresd.C.487)|MS Dresden C.487]], but this is clearly incorrect.
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<h2> Treatise </h2>
  
Note that the [[Codex Lew (Cod.I.6.4º.3)|Augsburg]], [[Codex Speyer (MS M.I.29)|Salzburg]], and [[Über die Fechtkunst und den Ringkampf (MS 963)|Graz]] versions of Lignitzer's treatise on short sword fencing are erroneously credited to [[Martin Huntsfeld]], while Huntsfeld's own treatise is credited to [[Jud Lew]].
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Please note that only the first edition (1516) has the complete set of illustrations, and all later versions are disorganized and incomplete; this article follows the order of plays and illustrations laid out in the original, and the variant sequences can be viewed on the transcription pages. Egenolff's illustrations are rather different from Paurenfeyndt's, and smaller thumbnails are included where applicable. Furthermore, the illustrations on pages 57 and 59 of the 1516 don't seem to relate to the plays described on 58 and 60, since they show pairs of fencers with dussacks while the text indicates that one of them should be unarmed. They are included here for reference, but the Egenolff illustrations (which are original and not based on Paurenfeyndt) are the ones that seem to depict something similar to the plays as described. While the Twelve Rules for the Beginning Fencer are unillustrated in Paurenfeyndt's work, this presentation includes the illustrations for six of the twelve found in the [[Liber Quodlibetarius (MS B.200)|MS B.200]] (1524).
  
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Revision as of 19:39, 15 July 2021

Andre Paurenfeyndt
Occupation
Nationality German
Patron Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg
Movement Liechtenauer Tradition
Influences Johannes Liechtenauer
Influenced
Genres
Language Early New High German
Notable work(s) Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der
Fechterey
(1516)
Manuscript(s)
Concordance by Michael Chidester

Andre Paurenfeyndt (Paurñfeyndt, Paurñfeindt) was a 16th century German Freifechter. He seems to have been a resident of Vienna, although he mentions in his introduction that he served as a bodyguard to Cardinal Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1468 - 1540). In 1516, he wrote and published a fencing manual entitled Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey ("Founding of the Chivalric Art of Swordplay"), which Sydney Anglo notes may have been the first illustrated fencing treatise ever published. Little else is known about the life of this master, but he describes himself as a Freifechter and the contents of his book make it clear that he was associated with the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. His treatise diverges significantly from the earlier teachings of the Liechtenauer tradition, which may be due to his stated purpose of writing for beginning fencers.

Treatise

Please note that only the first edition (1516) has the complete set of illustrations, and all later versions are disorganized and incomplete; this article follows the order of plays and illustrations laid out in the original, and the variant sequences can be viewed on the transcription pages. Egenolff's illustrations are rather different from Paurenfeyndt's, and smaller thumbnails are included where applicable. Furthermore, the illustrations on pages 57 and 59 of the 1516 don't seem to relate to the plays described on 58 and 60, since they show pairs of fencers with dussacks while the text indicates that one of them should be unarmed. They are included here for reference, but the Egenolff illustrations (which are original and not based on Paurenfeyndt) are the ones that seem to depict something similar to the plays as described. While the Twelve Rules for the Beginning Fencer are unillustrated in Paurenfeyndt's work, this presentation includes the illustrations for six of the twelve found in the MS B.200 (1524).

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