Gründtliche Beschreibung der freyen ritterlichen unnd adelichen Kunst des Fechtens in allerley gebreuchlichen Wehren mit vil schönen und nützlichen Figuren gezieret und fürgestellet (A Thorough Description of the Free Knightly and Noble Art of Fencing, in All the Typical Guards, Adorned and Arranged with Many Beautiful and Useful Figures) 1570

This woodcut, titled "Gründtliche Beschreibung der freyen ritterlichen unnd adelichen Kunst des Fechtens in allerley gebreuchlichen Wehren mit vil schönen und nützlichen Figuren gezieret und fürgestellet" (A Thorough Description of the Free Knightly and Noble Art of Fencing, in All the Typical Guards, Adorned and Arranged with Many Beautiful and Useful Figures), was created by Joachim Meyer in 1570. It's a title page for a fencing manual, illustrating figures engaged in various fencing positions with weapons, such as swords and rapiers. Meyer was a master swordsman who wrote extensively on fencing techniques, and this woodcut is a fine example of how these skills were depicted in the 16th century.