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'''''Memorial Da Prattica do Montante''''' ("Memorial of the Practice of the Montante", MS 49.Ⅲ.20.nº.21) is an [[nationality::Iberian]] [[fencing manual]] written by [[Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo]] in 1651.<ref>[[Eric Myers|Myers, Eric]], and [[Steve Hick|Hick, Steve]]. ''[http://oakeshott.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Figueiredo_Montante_Translation_Myers_and_Hick_v2.pdf Memorial of the Practice of the Montante].'' The Oakeshott Institute, 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2022.</ref> It currently rests in the holdings of the [[Biblioteca da Ajuda]] in Lisbon, Portugal. The text is devoted to the use of the [[montante]] (Iberian greatsword); it states that the weapon is too dangerous to practice with a partner, and so it consists of a series of solo training exercises.
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'''MS 49.Ⅲ.6''' is a manuscript containing the works ''Lições de Marte'' ("Lessons of Mars") and ''Manuscrito da espada'' ("Manuscript on the Sword"), two anonymous [[nationality::Iberian]] [[fencing manual]]s written in the latter part of the 17th century. It currently rests in the holdings of the [[Biblioteca da Ajuda]] in Lisbon, Portugal.  
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Anonymous work contained in a little known manuscript of the Biblioteca da Ajuda. A vision of the Destreza in Portugal in the XVII century with elements from the Verdadera Destreza and from the ordinary or Vulgar. 64 feridas (techniques) explained with their counter-techniques. Some of them were previously unknown, like the parafusada or the wound of the Duke of Alba. With comments and glosses. Accessible language although basic knowledge of Destreza is necessary.
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This seldom known work, which is kept at the Biblioteca da Ajuda as 49 -III- 6, is bound in a book together with the previously unpublished Manuscrito da Espada, also in our catalogue.
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This is a re-interpretation of Pacheco's posthumous work, Nueva Ciencia. Beyond completing it with missing information, such as the lost engravings not present in the published version of Pacheco's book, the author took an eminently practical approach, didactic in purpose, dividing the book in «Liçoes» (Lessons), each preceded with an illustrative engraving, introducing progressively new concepts, from theoretical geometric elements to steps and footwork, to techniques such as the atalho or the movement of conclusion. This approach makes this book one of the best options when looking for a whole, comprehensive Destreza textbook.  
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== Provenance ==
 
== Provenance ==
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Revision as of 19:40, 1 November 2023

Lições de Marte
MS 49.Ⅲ.6, Biblioteca da Ajuda
Lisbon, Portugal
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Type Fencing manual
Date late 17th century
Place of origin Iberia
Language(s) Portuguese
Material Paper, in a Dutch binding
Size 217 folia (quarto)
The title of this article contains the characters ç and õ. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Licoes de Marte (MS 49.III.6).

MS 49.Ⅲ.6 is a manuscript containing the works Lições de Marte ("Lessons of Mars") and Manuscrito da espada ("Manuscript on the Sword"), two anonymous Iberian fencing manuals written in the latter part of the 17th century. It currently rests in the holdings of the Biblioteca da Ajuda in Lisbon, Portugal.


Anonymous work contained in a little known manuscript of the Biblioteca da Ajuda. A vision of the Destreza in Portugal in the XVII century with elements from the Verdadera Destreza and from the ordinary or Vulgar. 64 feridas (techniques) explained with their counter-techniques. Some of them were previously unknown, like the parafusada or the wound of the Duke of Alba. With comments and glosses. Accessible language although basic knowledge of Destreza is necessary.

This seldom known work, which is kept at the Biblioteca da Ajuda as 49 -III- 6, is bound in a book together with the previously unpublished Manuscrito da Espada, also in our catalogue.

This is a re-interpretation of Pacheco's posthumous work, Nueva Ciencia. Beyond completing it with missing information, such as the lost engravings not present in the published version of Pacheco's book, the author took an eminently practical approach, didactic in purpose, dividing the book in «Liçoes» (Lessons), each preceded with an illustrative engraving, introducing progressively new concepts, from theoretical geometric elements to steps and footwork, to techniques such as the atalho or the movement of conclusion. This approach makes this book one of the best options when looking for a whole, comprehensive Destreza textbook.


Provenance

Contents

1 - 181 Lições de Marte
185 - 217 Manuscrito da espada

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