Paulus Hector Mair (cca 1517-1579)

Title: Paulus Hector Mair (cca 1517-1579)

(The person Paulus Hector Mair (cca 1517-1579))

Author: TOBOLKA, Marek

DOI: 10.17846/SHN.2016.20.2.525-530

Source: Studia Historica Nitriensia, 2016, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 525–530

Abstract: The article is about life of the person and author or editor of the fencing manual: Manusript Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athlethica Paulus Hector Mair. He is most interesting person of authors, compilators and editioners of fencing manuals – manuscripts in 16th century of Europe and of The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae / Das Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation). The aim of the article is to present and describe the life of personality Paulus Hector Mair, latest compiler, author or editor of fencing manuals – Fechtbücher of the 16th century.

Keywords: Paulus Hector Mair, his live, his fencing manual (fechtbuch);

Language: SLOVAK

Publication order reference: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta, Katedra histórie, Hodžova 1, 949 04 Nitra, mtobolka@ukf.sk