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Jubilee of the Discovery of Mauve and of the Foundation of the Coal-Tar Colour Industry
- 1906
A transcript and description of the various proceedings of the International Celebration of the Coal-tar Colour Jubilee taking place at the Royal Institution of Great Britain and various locations in America including…
- Publisher Perkin Memorial Committee
- Editor Meldola, Raphael, 1849-1915, Green, Arthur G., Cain, John Cannell
- Printer Wright, George Edward
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Sir, 1838-1907, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Coal-tar products, Coal-tar colors, Mauve, Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
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Methode der Chemischen Nomenklatur
- Für Das Antiphlogistische System
- 1793
This volume is the first complete German translation of the original French, Méthode de Nomenclature Chimique, a critical publication in the history of chemistry that laid the first foundations of modern chemical…
- Author Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794, Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822, Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809
- Contributor Hassenfratz, J. H. (Jean-Henri), 1755-1827, Adet, Pierre-Auguste, 1763-1832, Meidinger, Karl Freyherrn Von
- Subject Chemistry--Nomenclature, Chemistry--Abbreviations
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An Archimedean Screw
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A device for raising water, the Archimedean screw consists of an external cylinder surrounding a screw. The bottom of the cylinder and screw must be immersed in water, which is not correctly depicted here. If the…
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Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
First edition published by Heinrich Stayner of De re militari, a classic work on the science of making war by Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, commonly referred to as Vegetius, a writer from the Later Roman Empire…
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Military art and science
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Rotating gun platform
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Military art and science
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Mobile siege defense wall
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A mobile wooden siege wall concealing a soldier firing a mortar.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Shoeing a horse
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
This image depicts a horseshoe with nails, a farrier shoeing a horse, and a farrier's rasp.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Horseshoers, Military art and science, Horseshoeing
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Wheeled siege bridge
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A siege bridge with a sliding mechanism for extending across rivers or moats.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Bridge
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Bridges, Military art and science
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Wheeled siege ramp
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A soldier ascends a wooden siege ramp.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Siege vehicle with guns
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
Soldiers ride in a wheeled siege vehicle with windows for firing weapons.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Telescoping siege device and rope ladder
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
On the left is a telescoping siege device powered by a screw mechanism, and on the right is a rope ladder dangling from a castle tower.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Ladders, Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Spiked shield
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
Soldiers wearing armor engaged in sword combat wielding a spiked shield.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Shields, Military art and science
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Siege tower with telescopic stage
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A fortified tower filled with soldiers is raised using a telescoping leg system driven by a pulley.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Wheeled siege ladder
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A soldier ascends a siege ladder equipped with wheels.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Ladders, Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Drawbridge
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A soldier ascends a drawbridge supported by ropes hanging from supporting beams.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Drawbridges, Military art and science
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Ladders
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
The image shows a soldier climbing a siege ladder alongside a schematic of a different ladder in three parts that can be screwed together.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Ladders, Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Sling
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
Soldier holding a sling used for hurling projectiles and an enlarged view of the sling itself.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Slings, Military art and science
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Mangonel
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
The mangonel was a type of catapult used generally for hurling stones at a besieged castle's walls. As Vegetius writes, "But the mangonel shoots stones, and throws various weights in proportion to the thickness of the…
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Catapult, Military art and science
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Wooden catapult
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A wooden catapult used for hurling an object such as a stone.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Catapult, Military art and science
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Sling stave
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
The sling stave is a staff with a sling at the end, used for hurling smaller projectiles. In Latin it is called a fustibalus. One cord of the sling is attached to the staff or "stave" and the other end has a loop that…
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Slings, Military art and science
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Battering ram
- Aries
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A battering ram with an iron tip in the shape of a ram's head.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Battering rams, Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Spiked mantlet
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A siege engine in the form of a portable shelter behind which soldiers could take cover and advance in the face of projectiles. This form is equipped with spikes to deter head-on attack from opposing forces.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Military art and science, Siege warfare
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Wheeled animal war engine
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
A war engine with four wheels in the shape of an animal with the feet of a bird and the head of a lion, operated by three soldiers.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Engines of war, Military art and science
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Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
- Part of Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft
- 1529 (M.D.XXIX)
Artist's depiction of Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, commonly referred to as Vegetius, a writer from the Later Roman Empire (circa 4th century) who wrote extensively on military matters.
- Author Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
- Publisher Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
- Subject Military art and science, Vegetius Renatus, Flavius