Facsimiles and Sword Fighting - Studying the Sources like a Pro Using HEMA Bookshelf facsimiles

[@Ulyssestnt]

History,primary sources,swords , martial arts? This sounds like the coolest thing ever.

[@BrittanySaintLeafy]

I think it’s pretty cool 😎

[@johnflais3776]

I actually got on board for the funding campaign of the Wallerstein just in time due to the massive number of appeals on all the social media ;) They are indeed a bit pricey, and overseas shipping costs as much as your usual two-volume edition, but since I do mostly wrestling and therefore consider the Wallerstein to be possibly the most important codex for my intents and purposes, I decided to order it despite already owning two editions of it and rarely going anywhere without the Wiktenauer printouts. Now that I did, I’m actually excited about the project (so thanks to everyone who pointed it out!), and it occurred to me that while I can read medieval handwriting, grew up speaking a South German dialect very similar to the one used in the Nuremberg group codices, and, funnily enough, learned Freestyle and Greco wrestling from a coach born and raised Nuremberg (so I can rightly claim to be in the direct “living line” of the Nuremberg wrestling tradition!), I was usually just referring to the transcription by Hagedorn, Welle etc. rather than directly reading the text. It’s about time to change that. For those who didn’t manage to order in time or found the price too steep: I highly recommend the edition by Rainer Welle “...vnd mit der rechten faust ein mordstuck. Baumanns Fecht- und Ringkampfhandschrift.» You get both the companion volume and the scans in book form for about 70 €. It does require you to be able to understand German, though. If that isn’t an option, I’d wait for the upcoming companion volume by Chidester (which no doubt will use Welle's edition as the most important source) or simply refer to the Wiktenauer transcription, as it’s actually more accurate than the one by Zabinsky.

[@thescholar-general5975]

I mostly do historical chinese weapon stuff, but I have been tempted to pick up one of these for some time. I do have a ming dynasty manual. It is not a pure facsimile because the original is wood block printed and this one is machine printed in imitation of wood block prints, but it has the traditional binding and is a lot of fun to flip through and read! I have considered translating that particular system but I plan to go hunt down a different manual in China and bring back that system if I can find the full work.

[@BrittanySaintLeafy]

That sounds so exciting!! I think it would be very valuable to the historical weapon community!

[@jritchey267]

Wish I could budget them in. The companion volumes are also worth a mention, and a bit more accessible.

[@leeisaac5716]

been drooling over these for a while and fighting my budgetary responsible self; maybe I'll do like your thumbnail for this video suggest and head butt budget boy in the nads....great channel btw...much success to you

[@MrDWinter]

Love those facsimiles! Also the stand you displayed them on is very cool.

[@BrittanySaintLeafy]

I got the stand at a thrift store for around $6.00 haha ❤️

[@extrasmack]

This is the coolest thing ever, Brittany! Or at least thus far. It's as close as any of us will ever get to owning a historical manuscript, let alone a library of them. Thanks so much for cluing is in! Edit: Damn! They're out of my current budget. Hopefully they don't become unobtainable by the time my finances are more favorable.

[@keving5300]

Interesting phrase, "normal HEMA community."

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

When the grass are fully grown, and the dogs are locked away safely. I’ll show my sharp real giant berserk guts greatsword form, not a cosplay piece.

[@chaos_omega]

U of C, eh? Cheers, from Calgary. 🤓

[@BrittanySaintLeafy]

Calgary is my hometown ❤️🌾

[@Thesandchief]

in arabic publishing we have republished versions of furusiyya (arab cavalry arts) manuscripts that are written using one edition of a manuscript or several editions of the same manuscript. they have the original arabic of the manuscript and the compiler will define obscure words and point out potential errors in spelling and grammar. the compiler will also keep an index of any quoted poetry, Hadith, Or Quranic verse. the compiler will also write an introduction about the original author, the original manuscript and any other useful context to the reader. our other source for manuscripts in furusiyya are digitized manuscripts. your talk about facsimiles has been eye opening. it seems that we should also begin to publish facsimiles of our martial arts manuscripts. research into arabic martial arts manuscripts and war books is about 30-40 years behind where HEMA is today. and translation is also not very well supported.

[@BrittanySaintLeafy]

This is fascinating! I would love to know more about Arabic historical weapons systems! From what I know about extant Arabic manuscripts from the 11th and 12th centuries, I bet the source material for your system is absolutely gorgeous!

[@Rafa-iv7bv]

thumbnail 😳

[@BrittanySaintLeafy]

Gotcha! ;)

[@trikepilot101]

Canuck swordfighters rock.

[@BrittanySaintLeafy]

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