Artillery: 16th cent.

Date:
1559
Reference:
MS.87
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Description

Ein buech züsamen gezogen, aus villen probierten Khünsten, und erfarüngen, wie ain zeüghauss samb aller Monition anhaimisch gehalten soll werdn. Auch von Salbetter, Schwebell, Kholn puluer ettlich wuster der brechzeug, feuerpfeill willde unnd zaure Sturmfetter unnd wehr. Einleg unnd Mordfeur, vergifft und unvergifft, Reuch oder dempff, conuortatiue zum pulluer, unnd denn öllen zum feuerwerckh, sambt der Khunst der Püchsenmaister, mittwindon [?] Instrument, zu schiessen unnd werffenn gar khunstlich. Auch ainer bericht der wagenburg. Wie man darein ziechen, dieselben schlagen unnd legern, auch sonnst sich in nötten darmitt bewaren solle. Illustrated by numerous water-colour drawings of guns, bombs, fire-arrows, etc., and five folding plates of an artillery train on the march, and parked as a defensive post or 'laagered'.

Publication/Creation

1559

Physical description

1 volume 3 bl. ll.+19 ll.+245 ff.+7 bl. ll. folio. 31 x 21 cm. Original stamped sheepskin binding worn. Fol. 113 defective.

Acquisition note

Purchased at Sotheby's 30/6/1930, Lot 143.

Ownership note

Book-plate of the 'Library of Max Rosenheim and Maurice Rosenheim, London', also small-library-label 'Rosenheim Collection No. B.25'.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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  • 62999