Michael Chidester
@mchidester.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Wiktenauer, owner of HEMA Bookshelf, amateur codicologist, manuscript nerd, and meme enjoyer.
Thanks! It was hard, but it was honestly very rewarding. I understand the underlying language and meaning so much better after doing it.
October 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thanks! It was hard, but it was honestly very rewarding. I understand the underlying language and meaning so much better after doing it.
The place where one ends and the other begins has a new title in Mair's mss.
- Mair's 2 German mss. have differences (at least in the first 2 pieces) that are associated with different branches of the stemma, which possibly challenges the assumption that Vienna was copied directly from Dresden.
- Mair's 2 German mss. have differences (at least in the first 2 pieces) that are associated with different branches of the stemma, which possibly challenges the assumption that Vienna was copied directly from Dresden.
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The place where one ends and the other begins has a new title in Mair's mss.
- Mair's 2 German mss. have differences (at least in the first 2 pieces) that are associated with different branches of the stemma, which possibly challenges the assumption that Vienna was copied directly from Dresden.
- Mair's 2 German mss. have differences (at least in the first 2 pieces) that are associated with different branches of the stemma, which possibly challenges the assumption that Vienna was copied directly from Dresden.
A few things I never noticed:
- There are only 3 mss. that assign authorship to Lignitzer (out of 17 mss. and 3 books)
- Only the Rome has all 4 texts. Krakow comes in second place with 3, and the others only have 1 or 2
- Salzburg and Vienna have complimentary halves of the short sword text (cont)
- There are only 3 mss. that assign authorship to Lignitzer (out of 17 mss. and 3 books)
- Only the Rome has all 4 texts. Krakow comes in second place with 3, and the others only have 1 or 2
- Salzburg and Vienna have complimentary halves of the short sword text (cont)
April 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A few things I never noticed:
- There are only 3 mss. that assign authorship to Lignitzer (out of 17 mss. and 3 books)
- Only the Rome has all 4 texts. Krakow comes in second place with 3, and the others only have 1 or 2
- Salzburg and Vienna have complimentary halves of the short sword text (cont)
- There are only 3 mss. that assign authorship to Lignitzer (out of 17 mss. and 3 books)
- Only the Rome has all 4 texts. Krakow comes in second place with 3, and the others only have 1 or 2
- Salzburg and Vienna have complimentary halves of the short sword text (cont)
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March 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
And, I guess, obligatory plug: if you appreciate the work that I do and you have the means, please consider joining my Patreon! Even a few dollars a month helps.
A statistically-average banana on an A4 sheet of paper is included for scale.
February 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A statistically-average banana on an A4 sheet of paper is included for scale.