Fechtbüch aus dem Jahre 1467, 1467
Hergsell, Gustav: Hans Talhoffer's "fechtbüch aus dem Jahre 1467", Prague, 1887
Talhoffer's "Fechtbüch aus dem Jahre 1467" or "Fencing Book of the Year 1467" was re-published in Prague 1887. The work is a catalog of fencing actions and consists of illustrations with short descriptions for the two-handed sword, sword and buckler, sword and shield, dagger, wrestling, pollaxe, judicial combat, and mounted combat. As well as some specialized forms for the judicial duel: double-ended dueling pavises used with sword or club, and man in a pit with a club woman with a rock in a sock.
Note: Permission to post "plate 17" (tafel 17) on this cover page has been graciously granted by David M. Cvet, who has a copy of the original Hergsell's 1887 book in his personal library. Other plates were digitized by AEMMA from their reprint of Talhoffer's manuscript entitled "Talhoffers fechtbuch", VS-BOOKS, 1998, ISBN 3-932077-03-2. These illustrations are copyright protected and is illegal to copy these illustrations without explicit permission from the publisher. Visit our Virtual Market Place under Books ==> Historical Treatises to request ordering information from the distributor/publisher (press the "Order Now" button to bring up an email request).
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