Angelo Viggiani dal Montone

Angelo Viggiani dal Montone
Born	16th century Bologna, Italy
Died	1552 Bologna, Italy (?)
Relative(s)	Battista Viggiani (brother)
Occupation	Fencing master
Influences	Antonio Manciolino (?) Achille Marozzo (?)
Influenced	Torquato d'Alessandri Girolamo Cavalcabo
Genres	Fencing manual
Language	Italian
Notable work(s)	Lo Schermo (1575)
Manuscript(s)	Cod. 10723 (1567)

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 seems to have been an initiate of the tradition of Filippo di Bartolomeo Dardi. He 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

Side Sword

Illustrations	Complete Translation by W. Jherek Swanger	Codex 10723 (1567)	Lo Schermo (1575)
Book illustrations Ms. illustrations	Text to copy over

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Work	Author(s)	Source	License
Illustrations (Cod.10723)	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Illustrations (Book)		Google Books
Translation	W. Jherek Swanger	Document circulated online
Transcription

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Additional Resources

• Swanger, W. Jherek. The Fencing Method of Angelo Viggiani: Lo Schermo, Part III. Lulu Press, 2017.