Beschrijving
Volume 2 is a commentary volume, including a complete transcription and translation as well as a wealth of research related to the history and context of the manuscript.
by Christian Henry Tobler and Jessica Finley (translators), Dierk Hagedorn (transcriber), Michael Chidester (editor)
Articles by Michael Chidester, Jessica Finley, Elias Flatscher, Dierk Hagedorn, Marlene Hurst, Lucien Lee, Charles Lin, Oskar ter Mors, Reinier van Noort, Christian Henry Tobler, and Bartłomiej Walczak
This is a companion volume to the Bauman’s Fight Book facsimile. In its pages, you will find a detailed description of the manuscript itself by Michael Chidester, a full transcription by Dierk Hagedorn and translation by Jessica Finley and Christian Henry Tobler, and articles from some of the leading scholars in the field of historical European martial arts studies that highlight various aspects of the manuscript and its history.
Finley and Tobler also introduce the contents of parts A and B in a paper that discusses the various teachings and explores relationships with the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. Bartłomiej Walczak discusses the dagger section and uses it as a lens through which to examine the origins and structure of the Augsburg tradition as a whole. Lucien Lee discusses the Messer fencing and proposes connections to other pre-Lecküchner texts. Elias Flatscher evaluates the wrestling teachings and compares them to modern wrestling traditions. Charles Lin and Marlene Hurst present a discussion of the historical context of the fighting teachings of parts A and B and some advice on training them in ways that reflect that context. Finally, Dierk Hagedorn shows connections between the illustrations in part C and Gladiatoria. An appendix contains an edition of another manuscript with similar artwork by Reinier van Noort and Oskar ter Mors.
A prestige hardcover is available through Lulu, and a perfect-bound softcover is available through Amazon. (The hardcover comes in a white paper wrapper that should be discarded.) Due to technological constraints, the books can only be purchased separately through these services.
Version: 1st edition (October 2022)
Length: 265 pages
Softcover
Dimensions: 5 ½ × 8 ½ × ⅝ in.; 1 lbs.
Figures and Tables … ⅲ
Acknowledgements … ⅶ
Preface … ⅸ
A Note on Names … ⅺ
The Manuscript
Codicological Description … 1
Michael Chidester
Transcription and Translation … 13
Dierk Hagedorn (transcriber) and Christian Henry Tobler & Jessica Finley (translators)
Discussion
Warp and Weft: The Bauman Fight Book’s Place in the Tapestry of German Fechtkunst … 85
Jessica Finley & Christian Henry Tobler
Bauman Dagger Techniques and the Augsburg Group … 103
Bartłomiej Walczak
Messerfechten from the Augsburg Tradition … 129
Lucien Lee
“das Ringen will haben dreyerlay, sterck, masß, vnd phentikait”: Comparing the Ringen of Bauman’s Fight Book to Modern Grappling Styles … 157
Elias Flatscher
Nonlethal Techniques in the Bauman Fight Book: Context and Application … 185
Charles Lin & Marlene Hurst
Joining the Dots: Additional Comments on the Connection Between Bauman’s Fight Book, the Gladiatoria Group, and Fiore de’i Liberi … 195
Dierk Hagedorn
Appendix: Transcription and English Translation of Vechtboek, Ms. BPL 3281 … 211
Reinier van Noort & Oskar ter Mors
Bibliography … 231
About the Contributors … 241
