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The Art of War

Large Sling Engine and Repeating Crossbow

C. A. folio 182 recto

pen, ink, wash, c. 1485-92
©Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio

Trebuchet, Hammer Catapult, and Bent-beam Sling Catapult

C. A. folio 160 recto

drypoint, pen, ink, wash, c. 1485-92
©Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio

Studies of a Temporary Bridge and Artillery

C. A. folio 71 verso

pen, ink, circa 1485-90
©Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio

Multiple Cannon Mechanisms; Study for Multi-barrelled Springald

C. A. folio 157 recto

black pencil, pen, ink, c. 1480-82
©Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio

Battlement Assault Machine

C. A. folio 1084 recto