Description
- Abstract:
- 52nd in collection of 65 wood-engraved illustrations of battle and military scenes of all periods, cut from old books, including scenes from Swiss, Greek, and Roman chronicles in German, and Greek chronicle in Latin; panoramic view of siege, with artillery and sappers tunneling under walls in foreground, troops scaling ladders at right, bombarding tower in right background, tent encampment in right distance.
- Notes:
- Unbound; in folio slipcase portfolio of maroon cloth, red leather label stamped gold.
- Leichtenstein-Hauslab Collection, 1951.
- title provided by cataloger
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Siege of fortified town"
(1492).
Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:242451/
Relations
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Siege of fortified town
- Type: Page-Image
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Siege of fortified town
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Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
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