Rariora; being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., collected (1858-1900) (1902)
Hodgkin, John Eliot · London : S. Low, Marston & Co., ltd. · leaf 199
venty leavesof this wonderful manuscript aredevoted to the construction of field-pieces and the testing of gunpowder.It is interesting to the modernengineer to note that the gun-carriages, usually in former timesconstructed of massive timber, arehere indicated as being made of lightwrought iron… … SCHLAG-ODER MORDT-FEWER. (GERMAN MS., 1575.)
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