Falconetto, Gio. Batta, Treatise on artillery, 1688
- Title(s):
- Treatise on artillery.
- Published/Created:
- Italy?, 1688.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (66 pages) : drawings ; 12 x 16 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsUF155.I83 F35 1688Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12426371
- Classification:
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Notes:
- Signed, with text of leaf 31: "Gio. Batta. Abbiate Falconetto, 1688."
Bound in contemporary calf, rebacked.
Manuscript treatise on artillery, canons, and their application. Includes 32 drawings in pen and black ink, with gray wash. Text on the page opposite each drawing describes the subject depicted. - Subject Terms:
- Artillery -- Italy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Gun-carriages -- Italy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Military art and science.Ordnance -- Italy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Form/Genre:
- Military manuals.
Diagrams.
Watercolors.
Ink drawings. - Export:
- XML