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Oplodidaskalia sive Armorum Tractandorum Meditatio Alberti Düreri (MS 26-232)

Manuscript 1512 German Germany

Albrecht Dürer

Slug corrected on 2026-07-18 after Albrecht Dürer cluster review.

Castle also records the Breslau Magdalenen-library witness of Dürer's Oplodidaskalia.

Quality phase 345: KdiH identifies Nürnberg as the production place and confirms the date 1512. The composite manuscript includes work by several hands, with Dürer responsible for substantial text and drawing sequences.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleOplodidaskalia sive Armorum Tractandorum Meditatio Alberti Düreri (MS 26-232)
AuthorAlbrecht Dürer
Earliest publication date1512
LanguageGerman
CountryGermany
Document typeManuscript
Authority statement
Albrecht Dürer
Authority Roles
Author
Albrecht Dürer
Edition History
Oplodidaskalia sive Armorum Tractandorum Meditatio Alberti Düreri (MS 26-232) 1512
CityNürnberg
PublisherNot specified
PrinterNot specified
FormatComposite paper manuscript, heavily trimmed, written by several hands
PagesI + 128 + I leaves
Dimensions310 × 210 mm
Primary manuscript witness created from Wiktenauer Manuscripts batch 3 on 2026-07-17.
Corrected on 2026-07-17 after Wiktenauer Manuscripts batch 3 witness audit.

Quality phase 345: KdiH confirms Nürnberg, 1512 and the physical collation. Some leaves are lost; the modern foliation includes separator leaves.
Digital Witnesses
KdiH — Wien, Albertina Inv.-Nr. 26232
Catalogue HTML
Katalog der deutschsprachigen illustrierten Handschriften des Mittelalters · open
Institutional or scholarly manuscript reference linked in quality phase 345.

Cover audit phase 719: reviewed in the complete frozen 821-candidate pass. Disposition=secondary_reference. Secondary reference or scholarly page; any displayed image requires separate manifestation-level verification. External probe: HTTP 206; content type text/html; charset=UTF-8.

Cover audit phase 740: final outcome=not_primary_manifestation_image; secondary reference retained for scholarship; no independently verified primary manifestation cover was adopted.
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Wiktenauer manuscript article - Oplodidaskalia sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (MS 26-232)
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Wiktenauer · open
Created from Wiktenauer Manuscripts batch 3 on 2026-07-17.
Corrected on 2026-07-17 after Wiktenauer Manuscripts batch 3 witness audit.

Cover audit phase 719: reviewed in the complete frozen 821-candidate pass. Disposition=secondary_reference. Secondary reference or scholarly page; any displayed image requires separate manifestation-level verification. External probe: HTTP 200; content type text/html; charset=UTF-8.

Cover audit phase 740: final outcome=not_primary_manifestation_image; secondary reference retained for scholarship; no independently verified primary manifestation cover was adopted.
Consult resource
Scholarly References
Castle entry CAS-P054-E007
Castle (1892)
Egerton Castle, Schools and Masters of Fence, from the Middle Ages to the End of the Eighteenth Century. With a complete bibliography. New and revised edition. London: George Bell & Sons, 1892.
Pages 54 · Entry CAS-P054-E007
Thimm entry 678 — Dürer Oplodidaskalia
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 101 · Entry 678
Reference Snapshot
Digital status Partial
Primary edition Oplodidaskalia sive Armorum Tractandorum Meditatio Alberti Düreri (MS 26-232)
Publisher Not specified
City Nürnberg
Format Composite paper manuscript, heavily trimmed, written by several hands
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