{{Short description, Combat manual The Glasgow Fechtbuch (MS E.1939.65.341 in the R. L. Scott Collection of the Glasgow Museums in Glasgow, Scotland) is a

combat manual Martial arts manuals are instructions, with or without illustrations, specifically designed to be learnt from a book. Many books detailing specific techniques of martial arts are often erroneously called manuals but were written as treatises. Pros ...

of the

German school of fencing The German school of fencing (') is a system of combat taught in the Holy Roman Empire during the Late Medieval, German Renaissance, and Early Modern periods. It is described in the contemporary Fechtbücher ("fencing books") written at the t ...

, dated to 1505. Consisting of 105

folia ''La Folía'' (Spanish), or ''Follies'' (English), also known as ''folies d'Espagne'' (French), ''La Follia'' (Italian), and ''Folia'' (Portuguese), is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes, or primary material, generally melodic, ...

, it combines the instructions of various masters of the 15th century who stood in the tradition of

Johannes Liechtenauer Johannes Liechtenauer (also ''Lichtnauer'', ''Hans Lichtenawer'') was a German fencing master who had a great level of influence on the German fencing tradition in the 14th century. Biography Liechtenauer seems to have been active during the mi ...

, presumably based on a previous compilation made by fencing master Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck. Contents: ;''Blossfechten'' (longsword and messer) *1r - 22r Gloss of Liechtenauer's

longsword A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around ), a straight double-edged blade of around , and weighing approximatel ...

''Blossfechten'' by Ringeck (fragment) *22v - 24r Additional longsword material by Ringeck *24v - 25r Longsword by Martin Syber *25v - 26v Messer treatise *27r - 29v Additional longsword material by Andres Juden, Jobs von der Nyssen, Nicolas Preussen, and Hans Döbringer (viz., the same "other masters" as referenced in MS 3227a) *35r (Image of a seated master, possibly Liechtenauer, reminiscent of the depiction in

Cod. 44 A 8 Cod. 44 A 8 also known as MS 1449, Bibliotheca dell'Academica Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana, is a Fechtbuch compiled by Peter von Danzig in 1452. Danzig was a 15th-century German fencing master. He was counted among the 17 members of the "soc ...

) ;''Ringen'' (grappling) *35v - 56r

Grappling Grappling, in hand-to-hand combat, describes sports that consist of gripping or seizing the opponent. Grappling is used at close range to gain a physical advantage over an opponent, either by imposing a position or causing injury. Grappling i ...

*64r - 66r Grappling by Andre Liegnitzer *67r - 73v Grappling by

Ott Jud Ott Jud ("Ott the Jew") was a 15th-century Austrian martial arts master, specialized on grappling (''Ringen''). The version of his treatise in Codex Lew states that he was a Christian baptized Jew. "Neuerdings hat Ginsburger ('Les Juifs et l'art m ...

;''Rossfechten'' (mounted combat) *74r - 82r Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's '' Rossfechten'' ;''Kampffechten'' (armoured combat) and dagger *83r Gloss of Liechtenauer's Kampffechten by Ringeck (one paragraph) *83r - 95v Anonymous gloss of Liechtenauer's ''Kampffechten'' (armoured combat) *95v - 97v Dagger by

Martin Hundfeld Martin Hundfeld (also Huntzfeld, possibly from Hundsfeld, a village some 20 km east of Würzburg) was an early 15th-century (died before 1452) German fencing master. His teaching is recorded by Peter von Danzig in Cod. 44 A 8 and by Han ...

*97v - 100r Dagger treatise *100v - 104v Armored combat by Martin Hundfeld ;Sword and buckler *105r - 105v Sword and buckler by Andre Liegnitzer

References

*Tobler, Christian Henry. Messer Fighting from the Glasgow Fechtbuch. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010.

External links

*http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Glasgow_Fechtbuch_(MS_E.1939.65.341) *http://www.hammaborg.de/en/transkriptionen/emring_glasgow/index.php 16th-century manuscripts Combat treatises