Machines et utensils de guerre — 1582; Portuguese (?)
MS. Douce b. 2
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Machines et utensils de guerre — 1582; Portuguese (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Douce b. 2
Date
1582
Language
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
152leaves
Decoration
Good miniatures (coloured drawings). (Pächt and Alexander i. 899)
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
'Machines et Ustenciles de Guerre' (perhaps a later title), a set of painted drawings of military engines and implements
Shelfmark
MS. Douce b. 2
Summary
Including drawings of multiple guns, portable boats, etc. The arms and name of Portugal are on some of the drawings, and the date 1582 on some of the guns.
Date
drawn in about 1590 in Portugal (?)
Language
Undetermined
Physical facet
On paper, binding: brown leather with elaborate gold stamping dated 1596, French work, worn
Physical extent
152 Leaves
Custodial history
'I Cab. T. 1. A. 2 ' in some French library.
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Collection contents
'Machines et Ustenciles de Guerre' (perhaps a later title), a set of painted drawings of military engines and implements
