15th Century Artillery Book
















"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]"
- Feuerwerksbuch ||BSB Cgm 599|| by Martin Merz from 1473 is available from the Bavarian State Library (click 'Miniaturansicht' for thumbnail pages).
- Martin Merz at Wikipedia (translation).
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