Fencing Book By Talhoffer Ambras Codex From the year 1459

Containing judicial and other duels

Published with the authorisation of the High Chamberlain K.K. Oberstkammerer-Amt s

By Gustave Hergsell

Captain, Director of the Academy of Arms of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Knight of the Imperial Order of Franz-Joseph of Austria, Decorated with the Military Medal of Merit (Sigmun Laudis). Officer of the French Academy, Knight of the Royal Order of Frederic of Wuttemberg, first class, of the Crown of Romania, first class, of the Order of the Falcon of Saxe-Weimar, and decorated with the Military Medal of Merit of the Ducal house of Saxe-Coburg Gotha for the arts and sciences.

With 116 Plates and Photo Engravings

Prague, by the author
1901

Overleaf

All rights reserved

Printing and artistic photographs by Charles Bellmann in Prague

Dedication

Dedicated to His Imperial and Royal Highness

Archduke Rudolph

Source

Codex of 1459, found in the Imperial collection of Ambras (the second collection of historical and artistic works of the Imperial House of Austria).


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Released: June 26, 2002
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