(Q5594)
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Ordnance--Manufacture--History
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Military art and science--Early works to 1800
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[late 16th century?]
16. century
1550Gregorian
1599
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Extent: 139 leaves : paper, color illustrations ; 200 x 157 mm bound to 199 x 156 mm
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Collation: I-II², III-XVIII⁴, XIX³ (first and last leaves are pastedowns).
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Unidentified German dealer's description on file in the library.
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Title from Zacour-Hirsch Catalogue.
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Incipit and explicit: Grundtlik Furwark vy Mennigerleywise tho makenn (f. 1v) ... ynn einn zarkell tho bringens (f. 81r) . [The remaining folios consist of illustrations; folios 16-17 and 95-136 are blank.]
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Cover slightly warped. Pastedowns pulling away from covers, particularly front cover. Part of back cover missing, along with small portions of the last couple dozen blank folios. Back cover stained and damaged. Last several folios stained at outer edge.
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Foliation: Paper, 139; [iii], [1-136]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Catchwords on f. 12v only (end of quire III), lower right corner.
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Script: Written in a cursive script.
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Decoration: Pen and ink illustrations and diagrams throughout, many colored with orange wash. Includes depictions of cannons, ammunition, quadrants and other instruments, diagrams and tables.
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Binding: German, 16th-century limp vellum dyed orange, with thong ties.
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Origin: Written in northern Germany, late 16th century (possibly third quarter of 16th century).
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Ms. codex.
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Acquired, 1966.
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29 August 2023
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29 August 2023
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