Manuscript
ManuscriptAlbrecht Dürer HEMA Manuscript
Famous Renaissance fencing manual from 1512 with drawings by the painter Albrecht Dürer.
AuthorAlbrecht Dürer
Dating1512
Albrecht Dürer, the famous Renaissance painter, created a detailed illustrated fencing treatise (MS 2682) in 1512. The manual is a pillar of HEMA for teaching medieval unarmed wrestling (Ringen), dagger fighting and two-handed sword fencing with extraordinary anatomical accuracy.