A companion volume to the facsimile of the Bavarian State Library's manuscript Cgm 582, this book contains a codicological description and complete transcription. It also includes a discussion section with eight articles by leading researchers addressing various aspects of the manuscript, its author, and its historical context.

Contents
ⅰ Manuscript Abbreviations
ⅴ Figures and Tables
ⅸ Acknowledgements
ⅺ Preface (Michael Chidester)
1 Codicological Description (Michael Chidester)
11 Transcription (Carsten Lorbeer, Julia Lorbeer, Johann Heim, Robert Brunner, and Alexander Kiermayer)
121 Hans Leck�chner of Nuremberg and His Fencing Treatise in the Long Knife (Daniel Burger)
141 The Messer and Its Use in Leck�chner’s Teachings (Falko Fritz)
157 “What’s in a Name?” A Comparative Analysis of the Nomenclature of Johannes Leck�chner and Johannes Liechtenauer (Jessica Finley)
175 Many Magnificent Messer Manuscripts (Plus Plentiful Picturesque Prints) (Dierk Hagedorn)
191 Fighting with Long Knife for Leisure or Self-Defense: Discussions Around the Production Contexts of Leck�chner’s Fencing Manuscript (Olivier Dupuis)
203 “The Art that Hans Leck�chner Made and Devised Himself”: The Martial Arts Tradition of a Fifteenth Century Bavarian Priest (Casper J. van Dijk and Oskar ter Mors)
229 Art and Symbolism in the Genre of Fechtb�cher (Adam Franti)
241 Bibliography
255 About the Contributors

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