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MS Chart.A.558 Manuscript (Codex Gotha)

Important German Renaissance HEMA manuscript teaching longsword, messer and dagger.

Dating1500
ShelfmarkMS Chart. A 558

The manuscript MS Chart.A.558 (Codex Gotha) from the early 16th century is a valuable document of the German fencing school of the Liechtenauer tradition. It contains detailed illustrations for fighting with a two-handed long sword, a one-handed Messer fang, a dagger, and unarmed wrestling, Ringen.