A companion volume to the facsimile of the Bavarian State Library's manuscript Cgm 582, this book contains a codicological description and complete transcription. It also includes a discussion section with eight articles by leading researchers addressing various aspects of the manuscript, its author, and its historical context. Contents ? Manuscript Abbreviations ? Figures and Tables ? Acknowledgements ? Preface (Michael Chidester) 1 Codicological Description (Michael Chidester) 11 Transcription (Carsten Lorbeer, Julia Lorbeer, Johann Heim, Robert Brunner, and Alexander Kiermayer) 121 Hans Lecküchner of Nuremberg and His Fencing Treatise in the Long Knife (Daniel Burger) 141 The Messer and Its Use in Lecküchner?s Teachings (Falko Fritz) 157 ?What?s in a Name?? A Comparative Analysis of the Nomenclature of Johannes Lecküchner and Johannes Liechtenauer (Jessica Finley) 175 Many Magnificent Messer Manuscripts (Plus Plentiful Picturesque Prints) (Dierk Hagedorn) 191 Fighting with Long Knife for Leisure or Self-Defense: Discussions Around the Production Contexts of Lecküchner?s Fencing Manuscript (Olivier Dupuis) 203 ?The Art that Hans Lecküchner Made and Devised Himself?: The Martial Arts Tradition of a Fifteenth Century Bavarian Priest (Casper J. van Dijk and Oskar ter Mors) 229 Art and Symbolism in the Genre of Fechtbücher (Adam Franti) 241 Bibliography 255 About the Contributors