I also wanted to thank you for making this available. I got to work
with Craig Johnson on it a few years ago and he said it was a work in
progress...interested to see where it has gone.

Ken

On 10/19/09, Eric Myers <ewmyers@...> wrote:
> Dom Diogo Gomes de Figueiredo's work on the use of the montante, the
> two-handed sword native to Spain and Portugal, is now available in English
> translation. This is a relatively short work, but represents almost half of
> the currently known material for this weapon from these two countries, and
> is the primary source that Steve Hick and I have taught from at the last 3
> WMAWs, and that Steve Hick and Matt Galas have taught from at recent HEMAC
> events. The translation, transcription, and an article on the history and
> context of this weapon's use are available as a free download from the
> Oakeshott Institute at http://oakeshott.org/Article.html
>
> Regards,
> Eric Myers
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