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Wendelin Schildknecht (b. 1592)

Harmonia in Fortalitiis Construendis, Defendensis et Oppugnandis [...]. Stettin: Johann Valentin Rheten 1652. Folio. 31, 5×19. [1], 195, 68, 254 pp. Complete with 39 engraved plates of designs for fortifications. Some text leaves and some engravings heavy browned. Bound in cont. full vellum.

In 1652, Schildknecht published this notable fortification work in which he described, among other things, his efforts in Swedish service and provided a detailed description of Gustav II Adolf as an engineer and artilleryman.

Provenance: Valdemar's Castle, Tåsinge.

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Books from Valdemar's Castle, 30 November 2022

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8,000–10,000 DKK

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6,000 DKK