Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings

In numerous 15th and 16th century Fightbooks several sets of teachings appear alongside the glosses of Liechtenauer’s Epitome on armoured fighting and fighting on horseback (Harnischfechten and Rossfechten) often enough to be considered auctoritas on these subjects. However, their authorship from va...

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Main Authors: Jaquet Daniel, Walczak Bartłomiej
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Language:English
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2014-05-01
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spelling doaj-78d942f2f7ce40f585c79ec0a38468762020-12-02T09:31:46ZengBern Open PublishingActa Periodica Duellatorum2064-04042014-05-012110514810.1515/apd-2015-0015apd-2015-0015Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachingsJaquet Daniel0Walczak Bartłomiej1University of Geneva History Department, Rue Saint-Ours 5, CH-1205 GenevaIndependent researcherIn numerous 15th and 16th century Fightbooks several sets of teachings appear alongside the glosses of Liechtenauer’s Epitome on armoured fighting and fighting on horseback (Harnischfechten and Rossfechten) often enough to be considered auctoritas on these subjects. However, their authorship from various witnesses are attributed to different authorial figures - Andreas Liegnitzer, Martin Hundsfeld, Jud Lew.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/apd.2014.2.issue-1/apd-2015-0015/apd-2015-0015.xml?format=INTPhilologyLineageFightbookManuscriptTraditionSword DaggerShortened SwordFighting in armourFighting on horsebackWrestling
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Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings
Acta Periodica Duellatorum
Philology
Lineage
Fightbook
Manuscript
Tradition
Sword
Dagger
Shortened Sword
Fighting in armour
Fighting on horseback
Wrestling
author_facet Jaquet Daniel
Walczak Bartłomiej
author_sort Jaquet Daniel
title Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings
title_short Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings
title_full Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings
title_fullStr Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings
title_full_unstemmed Liegnitzer, Hundsfeld or Lew? The question of authorship of popular Medieval fighting teachings
title_sort liegnitzer, hundsfeld or lew? the question of authorship of popular medieval fighting teachings
publisher Bern Open Publishing
series Acta Periodica Duellatorum
issn 2064-0404
publishDate 2014-05-01
description In numerous 15th and 16th century Fightbooks several sets of teachings appear alongside the glosses of Liechtenauer’s Epitome on armoured fighting and fighting on horseback (Harnischfechten and Rossfechten) often enough to be considered auctoritas on these subjects. However, their authorship from various witnesses are attributed to different authorial figures - Andreas Liegnitzer, Martin Hundsfeld, Jud Lew.
topic Philology
Lineage
Fightbook
Manuscript
Tradition
Sword
Dagger
Shortened Sword
Fighting in armour
Fighting on horseback
Wrestling
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