(Q10767)
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Schwebell zuem Pulffer unnd Feuuerwercken zue Beraitten.
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Helm, Franz, approximately 1500-1567
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Military art and science--Early works to 1800
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[circa 1598]
16. century
1598
1598
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Extent: 178 leaves : paper ; 290 x 185 (205 x 115) mm bound to 300 x 200 mm
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Foliation: Paper, i (modern) + 178 + i (modern); [1-178], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
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Numerous leaves repaired in lower and outer margins, some with loss of text or image; some leaves partially torn along the fold marking the inner margin.
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Title for manuscript from first section title (f. 1r)
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Origin: Probably written in Bavaria or Austria, circa 1598 (watermark).
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Ms. codex.
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Layout: Written in 25-26 long lines. Vertical margins formed by folding.
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Script: Written in German cursive script.
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Decoration: 11 watercolor illustrations of various explosives (f. 17v, 19v, 26v, 27r, 30r, 30v, 36r, 37v, 41v, 46r, 47r); sub-headings in red ink, with occasional headings and the first initial of the sub-headings in the same brown ink as the text; simple decorative elements in red ink at the end of some sections.
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Binding: Older spine with title in ink (Pulfer und Feuerwerke) laid on modern parchment binding.
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Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Armoiries - Salière 2177 (Geisenfeld (Bavaria), 1598).
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Sold at auction at Koller Zürich, 19 September 2015, lot 544.
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21 September 2023
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21 September 2023
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