Monday, October 24, 2011

Feuerwerksbuch

15th Century Artillery Book


Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ d



crossbow on gun carriage



multi-cannon medieval array on gun carriage



medieval cannons on gun carriage



Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ v



Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ u



Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ e



Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ f



lit medieval bomb



hand-drawn sketch of spherical medieval bomb



medieval extensible ladder



Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ b



Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ g



grappling hooks




Feuerwerksbuch - Martin Merz 1450+ o



medieval castle and fort


"1475 � Martin Merz was a gun-master in the service of Frederick I, the victorious, Elector Palatinate. 1469 he was the supreme canon master of Frederick�s army. He remained in the service of the Frederick�s successor Philip the Upright, Elector Palatine of the Rhine. He created his Feuerwerksbuch around 1460-1480 (Munich, BSB Cgm 599). [SOURCE]"

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