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Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS 1825)

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Paulus Kal Fechtbuch
MS 1825, Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, Italy

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Folia 1v - 2r
HagedornPKBLeng38.5.1
WierschinHils
Type
Date 1460 - 1480
Language(s) Early New High German
Author(s)
Illustrator(s) Unknown
Dedicated to Ludwig IX "the Rich"
Material Paper
Size 44 folia (92 mm × 87 mm)
Format Double-sided; one illustration per side
Exemplar(s) Cgm 1507 (ca. 1470)
Treatise scans

The MS 1825 is a German fencing manual created by Paulus Kal in the latter part of the fifteenth century, probably between 1460 and 1480.[1] The original currently rests in the holdings of the Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna in Bologna, Italy. It is dedicated to Ludwig IV "the Rich" of Wittelsbach (1417-1479), Duke of Bavaria-Landshut.[2]

Kal's writings (exemplified in the Cgm 1507 (PKM) consist 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. Apart from the preface, this manuscript does not contain any of the text included in the contemporary Cgm 1507, suggesting that it may be an incomplete copy of the other.

Provenance

Contents

1rv
2r - 6r Preface by Paulus Kal
6v - 8v Illustrations of mounted fencing from Paulus Kal
9r - 14v Illustrations of armored fencing from Paulus Kal
15r - 17r Illustrations of Sword and Buckler from Paulus Kal
18r - 24v Illustrations of Bloßfechten from Paulus Kal
25r - 26v Illustrations of Messer from Paulus Kal
27v - 30r Illustrations of Dagger from Paulus Kal
31r - 44r Illustrations of Grappling from Paulus Kal
45rv Long sword by Johannes Liechtenauer (fragment)

Gallery


Front Cover
Inside Cover
Folio 1r
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Inside Cover
Back Cover


Additional Resources

References

  1. Leng (2008) dates it to the second half of the fifteenth century but does not attempt to narrow it down further; Christian Tobler suggested a date closer to 1480 based on the style of the armor in a private communication.
  2. According to folio 2r

Copyright and License Summary

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Transcription Dierk Hagedorn Index:Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS 1825)
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