Der Verschantzte Turenne, oder, Gründliche alt-und neue Kriegs-Bau-Kunst : worinnen aus den benöthigten Fundamenten einer vortheilhafften : ungemeinen und meist Geometrischen Arithmetic, und Gründlichen Vollständigen Geometrie, mit einem gantz neu-erfundenen so bequemen und universalen Instrument, dass man zu alleryley Geometrischen und Astronomischen Praxibus noch nie dergleichen gehabt : uber die Niederländische oder Frentagische Fortification noch sechs gantz andere neu-und mehr verstärckte Befestigungs-Arten der besten Ingenieurs ietziger Zeit deutlich für Incipienten und gründlich für Practicanter / anweiset Johann Heinrich Behr ...

Main entry:

Behr, Johann Heinrich, 1647-1717.

Title & Author:

Publication:

Franckfurt ; und Leipzig : Zu finden bey Christian-Weidmann : Gedruckt bey Georg Heinrich-Müllern in Gera, 1677.

Description:

[16 ], 608 pages, 32 leaves of plates : illustrations, plans ; 11 x 17 cm

Notes:
Title page in red and black.
Thirty-two engraved plates with two hundred eight figures; engraved title with weapons and a besieged city (signed CW).
Signatures:)(⁸, A-2P⁸ ()(8 bound before)(1).
"Behr lays out the mathematics, geometry and surveying necessary for the military architect and presents his Instrument for celestial and terrestrial mensuration. In the other two parts, he describes and illustrates regular and irregular forti!cations in all types of terrain and summarizes the current state of the art. He addresses everything from parapets, outerworks and the width of rampart footpaths to the reinforcement of extant gates, bridges and urban environments. The author rose to Prussian Royal Architect and Chief Engineer."-From vendor's description.

Subject:

Military architecture Early works to 1800.
Fortification Design and construction Early works to 1800.
Geometry Early works to 1800.
Measurement Handbooks, manuals, etc. Early works to 1800.
Surveying Early works to 1800.
Military architecture.
Architecture militaire.
Architecture militaire Ouvrages avant 1800.
Géométrie Ouvrages avant 1800.
Turenne (France) Fortifications.

Form/genre:

handbooks.
Engravings.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.

Added entries:

Weidmann, Christian, bookseller.
Müllern, Georg Heinrich, bookseller.
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
Germany Leipzig.
Germany Gera.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage y 66603
Call No.: PO16812
Status: Available

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