Angelo Viggiani dal Montone

Angelo Viggiani dal Montone
Born	16th century Bologna
Died	1552 Bologna (?)
Relative(s)	Battista Viggiani (brother)
Occupation	Fencing master
Genres	Fencing manual
Language	Italian
Notable work(s)	Lo Schermo (1575)
Manuscript(s)	Cod. 10723 (1567)
Translations	Traduction française

Angelo Viggiani dal Montone (Angelo Viziani, Angelus Viggiani; d. 1552) was a 16th century Italian fencing master. Little is known about this master's life, but he was Bolognese by birth and might also have been connected to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.^{[citation needed]}

In 1551, Viggiani completed a treatise on warfare, including fencing with the side sword, but died shortly thereafter. His brother Battista preserved the treatise and recorded in his introduction that Viggiani had asked him not to release it for at least fifteen years. Accordingly, a presentation manuscript of the treatise was completed in 1567 as a gift for Maximilian II (1527-1576), King of the Romans and later Holy Roman Emperor. It was ultimately published in 1575 under the title Lo Schermo d'Angelo Viggiani.

Treatise

Introduction

Illustrations	Draft Translation by W. Jherek Swanger	Codex 10723 (1567)  by Michael Chidester	Lo Schermo (1575)  by Michael Chidester
	The Schermo of Angelo Viggiani dal Montone of Bologna: in which, by means of a dialogue, is discussed the excellence of arms and of letters, of offense and of defense, and is taught a schermo of the unaccompanied spada da filo, with which a man can not only defend himself from whatsoever blow his enemy wills, but also offend him not a little. With an extensive table of all the principal things which this work contains. WITH PRIVILEGE. PRINTED IN VENICE BY GIORGIO ANGELIERI, MDLXXV.	TRATATTO d'uno Schermo di spada sola da filo, col quale pò l'huomo non solo a giatamente difendersi da qual si voglia colpo del nemico ma lui non poco offendere :~ DI ANGELO VIGGIANI DAL MONTONE da Bologna.	[1r] LO SCHERMO D'ANGELO VIGGIANI DAL MONTONE DA BOLOGNA: Nel quale per via di Dialogo si discorre intorno all'eccellenza dell'armi, & delle lettere: intorno all'offesa & alla difesa: & s'insegna uno schermo di spada sola da filo, co'l quale può l'huomo non pure difendersi da qual si voglia colpo del nimico; ma anchora offender lui non poco. Con una copiosissima Tavola di tutte le cose principali, che nell'Opera si contengono. CON PRIVILEGIO. IN VINETIA, APPRESSO GIORGIO ANGELIERI. Ⅿ Ⅾ ⅬⅩⅩⅤ.

First Part

Illustrations	No Translation	Codex 10723 (1567)	Lo Schermo (1575)

Second Part

Illustrations	No Translation	Codex 10723 (1567)	Lo Schermo (1575)

Third Part

Illustrations	Draft Translation by W. Jherek Swanger	Codex 10723 (1567)	Lo Schermo (1575)

Copyright and License Summary

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Work	Author(s)	Source	License
Illustrations (Cod.10723)	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Illustrations (Book)
Translation	W. Jherek Swanger	Document circulated online
Transcription		Index:Lo Schermo (Angelo Viggiani)

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Additional Resources

The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.

• Gotti, Roberto (2023). "The Dynamic Sphere: Thesis on the Third State of the Vitruvian Man." Martial Culture and Historical Martial Arts in Europe and Asia: 93-147. Ed. by Daniel Jaquet; Hing Chao and Loretta Kim. Springer.
• Runacres, Rob (2022). "The Bolognese Tradition: Ancient Tradition or Modern Myth?." Acta Periodica Duellatorum 10(1): 1-18. doi:10.36950/apd-2022-002.
• Viggiani, Angelo (2017). The Fencing Method of Angelo Viggiani: Lo Schermo, Part III. Trans. by W. Jherek Swanger. Self-published.
• Viggiani, Angelo (2019). Angelo Viggiani: Lo Schermo (Book III, English Translation). Trans. by Tom Leoni. Self-published.