Memorial Da Prattica do Montante (MS 49.III.20.nº.21)

Memorial Da Prattica do Montante
MS 49.III.20.nº.21, Biblioteca da Ajuda Lisbon, Portugal
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Type	Fencing manual
Date	10 May 1651
Place of origin	Portugal
Language(s)	Portugese
Author(s)	Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo
Material	Paper, with a 19th century cover
Size	8 folia (quarto)
Format	Two columns of text per page, one of simple rules and one of complex rules
Script	17th century hand

The title of this article contains the character º. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Memorial Da Prattica do Montante (MS 49.III.20.no.21).

Memorial Da Prattica do Montante ("Memorial of the Practice of the Montante", MS 49.III.20.nº.21) is an Iberian fencing manual written by Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo in 1651. 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.

Contents

Folio	Contents
2r - 8v	Greatsword by Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo

Additional Resources

• Sousa Viterbo, Francisco Marquez de; Figueiredo, Diogo Gomes de; and Luiz, Thomaz. A esgrima em Portugal: subsidios para a sua historia. Lisbon: Manoel Gomes, 1899.