1651 DU GRAND ART D'ARTILLERIE DE CASIMIR SIEMIENOWICZ EN FRANCAIS LE PREMIER LIVRE QUI PARLE DES FUSEES

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LIVRE DU GRAND ART D'ARTILLERIE. De Casimir SIEMIENOWICZ French edition dated 1651 (the original edition of 1650 was written in Latin ) This is the first and only volume a second volume was planned but never published Good copy this rare French edition of 1651 the book has 410 pages dimension are 310 x 200 mm It contains 15 engraved plates 7 of the 22 plates are missing replaced after copies all is complete As an unfolding board Occasional brown and humidity stains The book was written for Guillaume Frédéric Conte de Nassau ( kindom of holland ) Siemiemowicz Casimir was born in Litthunia ,and served as Lieutenant General to king Wladyslaw IV of poland The book was for centuries the bible on the science and tecnology of artillery .It contains instructions for desing of artillery pieces ,multi-stages rockets ,fireworks and other military and recreational pyrotechnic devices as well as information on caliber , and pyrothenic weights and measures ref 3510 prix VENDU