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Three Treatises on the Art of Fencing (Add MS 17533)

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Heinrich von und zum Velde

British Library Add MS 17533. Includes thrust-fencing texts associated with H.A.V., anonymous dagger material and an expanded cut-fencing text related to Erhardus Henning. Modern comparative scholarship supports identifying H.A.V. as Heinrich von und zum Velde.

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TitleThree Treatises on the Art of Fencing (Add MS 17533)
AuthorHeinrich von und zum Velde
Earliest publication dateUnknown
LanguageGerman
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeManuscript
Authority statement
Heinrich von und zum Velde (attributed)
FencingSwordsmanship
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Author
Heinrich von und zum Velde
Edition History
Three Treatises on the Art of Fencing (Add MS 17533) Undated
CityLondon
PublisherNot specified
PrinterNot specified
FormatManuscript on paper; folio, double-sided
Pages127 folia
Dimensions200 × 315 mm
British Library, Add MS 17533; mid-seventeenth century.

Quality phase 101o year decision [manuscript_or_century_only]: undated manuscript or witness described only by a broad century; exact publication year intentionally left unset.
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Acta Periodica Duellatorum · open
Peer-reviewed analysis supporting the H.A.V./Heinrich von und zum Velde attribution.
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Wiktenauer manuscript article - Three treatises on the art of fencing (Add MS 17533)
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Realigned to the correct staging source on 2026-07-18 after batch 4/5 alignment audit.
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ShelfmarkAdd MS 17533
Statusconfirmed
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Scholarly References
Thimm entry 315b — Add MS 17533
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 47 · Entry 315b
Thimm entry 791
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 120 · Entry 791
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Primary edition Three Treatises on the Art of Fencing (Add MS 17533)
Publisher Not specified
City London
Format Manuscript on paper; folio, double-sided
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