Cod. 44 A 8 also known as MS 1449, Bibliotheca dell'Academica Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana, is a
Fechtbuch
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compiled by Peter von Danzig in 1452. Danzig was a 15th-century
German
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fencing master. He was counted among the 17 members of the "society of
Johannes Liechtenauer".
It reports teachings of
Johannes Liechtenauer,
Andres Lignitzer,
Martin Hundfeld and
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 ...
, as well as original material by Peter von Danzig.
Andres Lignitzer (Andreas Liegnitzer, Andrew of
Liegnitz
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) was an early 15th- or late 14th-century German fencing master. His teachings are preserved by the mid-15th-century masters Peter von Danzig and
Paulus Kal
Paulus Kal was a 15th-century German fencing master.
According to his own testimony, he was the student of one Hans Stettner, who was in turn an initiate of the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. He served as fencing master at three different c ...
. Paulus Kal name him together with his brother Jacob as members of the "
Liechtenauer society". He may be identical with ''Andres Jud'' ("Andres the
Jew
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") named in
3227a
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.
An English translation of the treatise was published by Tobler (2010).
See also
*
Historical European Martial Arts
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While there is limited surviving documentation of the martia ...
*
German school of swordsmanship
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Literature
* Christian Henry Tobler, ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts'' (2010),
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060913000000/http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Cod._44_A_8
*http://www.schielhau.org/von.danzig.html
1452 books
Combat treatises
15th-century illuminated manuscripts
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