Works
Talhoffer's work is among the most widely known of the 15th century German Fechtmeister. There are six surviving illustrated Fechtbücher, documenting a span of three decades of his activity.
A list of the Fechtbücher by Hans Talhoffer:
- (1) MS Chart. A 558, Gotha, 151 folia, 178 drawings, 41 pages of text, 1443.
- (2) HS XIX. 17-3, Königsegg, 73 folia, c. 1450.
- (3) P 5342 B (Cod. Nr. 55 Ambras). Copy of (2)
- (4) 78 A 15, Berlin, 77 folia., before 1459.
- (5) Thott 290 2, Kongelige Bibliothek, Copenhagen, Hans Talhoffers Alte Armatur und Ringkunst, 150 folia, 1459
- (6) Cod. icon. 394, 137 folia, 1467.
- (7) Cod. Vindob. Ser. Nov. 2978 276 folia, 16th century copy of (6).
Of these, (1), (3) and (6) have been edited by Gustav Hergsell. (5) is available online as full facsimile at the website of the Kongelige Bibliotek. So that ignoring copies, (4) is the only known manuscript that remains unpublished as of 2006. The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts website also has a complete English translation and analysis of the 1459 Thott Manuscript(5) by Jeffrey Hull.
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