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Subject Terms Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.

1. The mariner's magazine, or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts : containing, the description and use of the scale of scales, it being a mathematical ruler that resolves most mathematical conclusions : and likewise the making and use of the crostaff, quadrant, and the quadrat, nocturnals and other most useful instruments for all artists and navigators : the art of navigation ... with new tables of the longitude and latitude of the most eminent places round the world ... : together with a discourse of the practick part of navigation, in working a ship in all weathers and conditions at sea : a new way of surveying of land, by the mariners azimuth or amplitude compass ... : the art of gauging all sorts of vessels, and the measuring of timber, glass, board, stone, walls, cielings, and tylings : the art of gunnery ... astronomy, geometrical, instrumental, and by calculation : the art of dialling by a gnomonical scale ... : whereunto is annexed an abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, by acts of parliaments appointed relating to the customs and navigation : also a compen / by Capt. Samuel Sturmy.

The mariner's magazine, or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts : containing, the description and use of the scale of scales, it being a mathematical ruler that resolves most mathematical conclusions : and likewise the making and use of the crostaff, quadrant, and the quadrat, nocturnals and other most useful instruments for all artists and navigators : the art of navigation ... with new tables of the longitude and latitude of the most eminent places round the world ... : together with a discourse of the practick part of navigation, in working a ship in all weathers and conditions at sea : a new way of surveying of land, by the mariners azimuth or amplitude compass ... : the art of gauging all sorts of vessels, and the measuring of timber, glass, board, stone, walls, cielings, and tylings : the art of gunnery ... astronomy, geometrical, instrumental, and by calculation : the art of dialling by a gnomonical scale ... : whereunto is annexed an abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, by acts of parliaments appointed relating to the customs and navigation : also a compen / by Capt. Samuel Sturmy.

Creator:: Sturmy, Samuel, 1633–1669
Date:: 1669
Physical Description:: [34], 219 [i.e. 223], [7], 132, [6], 52, [52], 11, [3], 13 p., [12] leaves of plates (some folded) : port, ill. ; 30 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. [De re militari]

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Creator:: Valturio, Roberto, 1405–1475
Date:: An. M. CCCCLXXII [1472]
Physical Description:: [524] p. : illustrated (woodcuts) ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Discorsi delle fortificationi / del. Sig. Carlo Tetti. Oue diffusamente si dimostra, quali debbano essere i siti delle fortezze, le forme, i recinti, fossi, baloardi, castelli, & altre cose à loro appartenenti, con le figure di esse. Hora di nuouo da lui medisimo ricorretti, & ampliati del secondo libro. Con gli elenchi di tutti i Capitoli; & Tauola di tutte le materie, che in essi si trattano. Con priuilegio.

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Creator:: Theti, Carlo, 1529–1589
Date:: MDLXXV [1575]
Physical Description:: [8], 119, [9] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. FlauI VegetI Ren. v. inl. De re militari libri quatuor : post omnes omnium editiones ope veterum librorum correcti, a Godescalco Stewechio Heusdano. Accesserunt Sex. IulI Frontini Strategematô̂n libri quatuor; in eosdem Francisci Modii notae, & G. StewechI coniectanea : Aelianus De instruendis aciebus; Modestus De vocabulis rei militaris : Castrametatio Rom. ex historiis Polybii, Latinitate donata à Iano Lascari, &c. Accessit seorsum eiusdem G. StewechI in Fl. Vegetium commentarius.

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Creator:: Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
Date:: M.D.LXXXV [1585]
Physical Description:: [12], 248, [4], 249-276, [16], 376, [2] p., pp. 399-419, [37] p. : ill. fold. table, port. ; 21 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Des durchleichtigen wolgebornen Grauen Flauii Vegecii Renati kurcze Red von der Ritterschafft.

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Creator:: Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
Date:: [approximately 1475]
Physical Description:: [110] leaves : illustrations ; 27 cm (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The double-armed man, by the new inuention : briefly shewing some famous exploits atchieued by our Brittish bowmen: with seuerall portraitures proper for the pike and bow. / By W.N. archer.

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Creator:: Neade, William
Date:: 1625
Physical Description:: [40] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Aeliani De militaribus ordinibus instituendis more Graecorum / liber à Francisco Robertello Vtinensi in Latinum sermonem versus, & ab eodem picturis quamplurimis illustratus.

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Creator:: Aelianus, Tacticus, active 2nd century
Date:: MDLII [1552]
Physical Description:: [8], 65, [3], 73-77, [27] p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Der furnembsten, notwendigsten, der gantzen Architectur angehörigen mathematischen vnd mechanischen Künst, eygentlicher Bericht, vnd vast klare, verstendliche Vnterrichtung : zu rechtem Verstandt der Lehr Vitruuij, in drey furneme Bücher abgetheilet ... : allen künstlichen Handtwerckern, Werckmeistern, Steinmetzen ... zu sonderlichem Nutz und vilfeltigem Vortheil in Truck verordnet / durch Gualtherum H. Riuium Medi. & Math. ...

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Creator:: Ryff, Walther Hermann, -1548
Date:: Anno 1547
Physical Description:: [6], XLII, LII, XLVII, [1], LII, XLVII, [5], XLVII, [1], IX, [4], XIX, XII leaves : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Della fortificatione delle città / di m. Girolamo Maggi, e del capitan Iacomo Castriotto ... libri III. Ne'quali, oltra le molte inuentioni di questi autori, si contiene tutto quello di più importanza, che fino ad hora è stato scritto di questa materia; con infinite cose, che da molti signori, capitani, & ingegnieri dell'età nostra si sono hauute. Discorso del medesimo Maggi sopra la fortificatione de gli alloggiamenti de gli esserciti. Discorso del capitan Francesco Montemellino sopra la fortificatione del Borgo di Roma. Trattato dell'ordinanze, ò uero battaglie del capitan Giovacchino da Coniano. Ragionamento del sudetto Castriotto sopra le fortezze della Francia. Con privilegio.

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Creator:: Maggi, Girolamo, -1572
Date:: MDLXIIII [1564]
Physical Description:: [4], 139, [1] leaves : illustrations, plans ; 36 cm (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Vincentio Sauiolo his practise : in two bookes : the first intreating of the vse of the rapier and dagger : the second, of honor and honorable quarrels.

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Creator:: Saviolo, Vincentio
Date:: 1595
Physical Description:: [6], 17 [i.e. 21] leaves, [250] pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 21 cm (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts