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Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)

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Paulus Kal Fechtbuch
Cgm 1507, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Munich, Germany

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Dedication, ff 3v - 4r
HagedornPKMLeng38.5.3
Wierschin27Hils32
Type
Date ca. 1470
Place of origin Bavaria-Landshut, Germany
Language(s) Early New High German
Author(s)
Illustrator(s) Unknown
Patron Ludwig Ⅸ "the Rich"
Material Paper, with a 16th or 17th century
leather binding
Size 95 folia (285 mm × 288 mm)
Format Double-sided; one illustration per side,
with text above
External data Library catalog entry
Treatise scans

The Cgm 1507 is a German fencing manual created by Paulus Kal in ca. 1470.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich, Germany. The manuscript is dedicated to Ludwig Ⅸ "the Rich" of Wittelsbach (1417-1479), Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. This seems to be the archetype of Paulus Kal's treatise, and the only copy that was certainly commissioned by the master himself.

The manuscript consists of a redaction of some of the teachings of Johannes Liechtenauer on mounted fencing, armored fencing, and unarmored fencing, as well as Kal's own teachings on a variety of other weapons. It differs from the works of other followers of Liechtenauer in that instead of offering extensive glosses of the high master's verse, Kal relies on detailed illustrations.

Despite being the most complete version of Kal's treatise, this manuscript is missing several pages, including two leaves between ff 2 and 3 and one each between 18/19, 79/80, 91/92, and 93/94. The missing folio 18a may have corresponded to the plays on ff 12v - 13r of the MS Chart.B.1021, but any content on the other five folia cannot currently be determined.

Provenance

Contents

1rv
2r - 6r Preface by Paulus Kal
6v - 19r Mounted fencing by Paulus Kal
19v - 36v Armored fencing by Paulus Kal
37v - 42v Armored poleaxe by Paulus Kal
43v - 48v Longshield by Paulus Kal
49v - 51v Duel between a man and a woman by Paulus Kal
52v - 57r Sword and buckler by Paulus Kal
58r - 70v Recital on long sword by Johannes Liechtenauer (fragment)
71v - 74v Messer by Paulus Kal
75v - 80r Dagger by Paulus Kal
81r - 95r Grappling by Paulus Kal

Gallery


Spine
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Front Cover
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Inside Cover
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Ⅰr
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Ⅰv
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Folio 1r
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Folio 1v
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Folio 2r
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Folio 2v
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Folio 3r
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Folio 3v
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Folio 4r
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Folio 4v
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Folio 5r
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Folio 6r
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Folio 6v
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Folio 11r
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Folio 12r
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Folio 13r
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Ⅱr
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Ⅱv
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Inside Cover
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Back Cover
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Additional Resources

References

  1. Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010.

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Transcription Dierk Hagedorn Index:Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)
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