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Albrecht Durer is probably the most famous German artist of the
Renaissance, if not of all time. His works are world-famous and he
was a master in numerous artistic disciplines such as woodcut,
copperplate engraving, drawing and painting. What is less well
known is that he was interested in weapons and fencing throughout
his life. He produced several woodcuts for a tournament book by
Emperor Maximilian I, but he devoted himself much more thoroughly
to the subject of duels in his own extensive fencing manuscript.
Durer's fight book stands out from the mass of illustrated fencing
manuscripts because of its outstanding quality. In well over 100
elaborate drawings, the master uniquely depicts dynamic pairs of
fighters practising contemporary combat techniques, such as
wrestling or sword and dagger fighting. Since its creation more
than 500 years ago, the fight book has never been published in its
entirety. This edition offers the complete contents of the
manuscript for the very first time: All illustrations are
reproduced in colour and the complete text is presented in a
letter-perfect transcription as well as a translation into modern
English. Albrecht Durer's fight book offers a unique, new look at
Durer the artist and Durer the fighter.
The "Gladiatoria" group of German fencing manuscripts are several
editions of a treatise on armoured foot combat, specifically aimed
at duel fighting. Gloriously-illustrated, and replete with
substantial commentary, these works are some of the greatest
achievements in the corpus of late medieval fight books. These
works have both tremendous artistic merit and incalculable
historical value. In this remarkable full colour volume, authors
Dierk Hagedorn and Bart?omiej Walczak elegantly present their work
on the copy of this treatise now in the Yale Center for British
Art, including a reproduction of the manuscript, a full
transcription, and translations into English. The work includes a
foreword by Sydney Anglo which explains how the work shows a highly
sophisticated pedagogical system of movement and applauds the
editors for presenting the material in a clear and practical way.
Additional essays discuss other aspects of the manuscript -
including a tale of Dierk Hagedorn's adventures tracking down the
manuscript.
Noted medieval combat authorities Dierk Hagedorn and Christian
Henry Tobler join forces to present a transcription, translation
and analysis of the Peter von Danzig Fight Book, one of the finest
manuscripts of the 15th century devoted to the fencing tradition of
German grandmaster Johannes Liechtenauer. The codex features
anonymous commentaries on Liechtenauer's own mnemonic verses, as
well as treatises by other masters of his circle: Masters
Lignitzer, Huntfelt, Ott and Peter von Danzig himself. A compendium
of teachings for how to fight with the long sword, spear, sword and
buckler, dagger, as well as unarmed grappling, both in and out of
armour, this volume is a valuable resource for historical martial
artists, historians and medieval re-enactors.
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