Militärische Ausrüstung und Pferdegeschirr aus den Vesuvstädten

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The following work serves as a thorough, typological investigation of the military equipment and horse harnesses found in the Vesuvian cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae. The broad material basis of this research, and the fact that the original state …

Die Waffen aus dem Oppidum von Manching

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The approximately 800 weapons fragments from the oppidum of Manching, which covers over 300 years of settlement history, found their way into the ground for many different reasons. Partly it was through conscious deposits, partly simply due to loss. They …

Franz Helm und sein »Buch von den probierten Künsten«

Ein handschriftlich verbreitetes Büchsenmeisterbuch in der Zeit des frühen Buchdrucks

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The „Book of proven arts“ was written in 1535 by the gunmaster Franz Helm as a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the art of artillery. The lengthy working procedures deal with the production of gunpowder and the operation of the …

Anleitung Schießpulver zu bereiten, Büchsen zu beladen und zu beschießen

Eine kriegstechnische Bilderhandschrift im cgm 600 der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München

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The "Anleitung Schießpulver zu bereiten, Büchsen zu beladen und zu beschießen" contains an illustrated manuscript of a gunmaster from the beginning of the 15th century. Some extracts on working procedures deal with the production and purification of saltpeter, sulphur and …