Title: Fencing Book (Fechtbuch)
Object type: Book
Date: 16th century copy of a mid-15th century manuscript
Culture: German
Artist:  Hans Talhoffer 
Artist bio: German, recorded 1435–82
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Author
Medium: Leather, brass
Dimensions: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W.  8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Classification: Books & Manuscripts
Credit line: Gift of Miss Marguerite Keasbey, 1926
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fencing