Sketchbook on Military Art

Manuscript from Lessing J. Rosenwald collection. — Ca. 17th century. — 275 p.In Italian.Subjects: Military topography, military engineering.Manuscript on paper. Leaves 4-81 so numbered.
Mainly pen and ink diagrs. and drawings, some painted with water colors.
The text accompanying part of the illus. is in Italian, a few pages are in Spanish.
Francesco Tensini, whose work La fortificatione was first published in 1624, is quoted on leaves 29 and [102].