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Glasgow Manuscript (MS E.1935.158)

Important late medieval HEMA manuscript housed in Glasgow teaching longsword and dagger.

Dating1505
ShelfmarkMS E.1935.158
RepositoryGlasgow Museums (sbírka R. L. Scotta)

The Glasgow Manuscript (MS E.1935.158) is a rare early 16th-century fencing manual housed in the Glasgow Museum. It is an important source of the German school of the Liechtenauer tradition. It contains detailed texts and drawings for fighting with the two-handed long sword, dagger, fang, and unarmed wrestling.