Peter Falkner
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Peter Falkner is the name of a German fencing master
, active in the late 15th century (roughly 1470s or 1480s), influenced by Paulus Kal
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He is the author of a fechtbuch
, now KK 5012, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
.
German school of swordsmanship
The German school of fencing is the historical system of combat taught in the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern periods , as described in the Fechtbücher written at the time...
, active in the late 15th century (roughly 1470s or 1480s), influenced by Paulus Kal
Paulus Kal
Paulus Kal was a 15th century German fencing master. In 1460, he wrote a combat manual describing the art of fencing .-Literature:...
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He is the author of a fechtbuch
Fechtbuch
Martial arts manuals are instructions, with or without illustrations, detailing specific techniques of martial arts.Prose descriptions of martial arts techniques appear late within the history of literature, due to the inherent difficulties of describing a technique rather than just demonstrating...
, now KK 5012, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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