Siege engine from BL Burn 69, f. 12v
Summary
Drawing of a siege engine as described by Biton in De constructione bellicarum machinarum. Image taken from f. 12v of De machinis (ff. 1-9), De constructione bellicarum machinarum (ff. 9v-16). Written in Greek.
Tags
athenaeus biton
siege
engine
siege engine
manuscripts
medieval
greek
greek manuscript
illuminated manuscripts
technical drawing
british library
Date
1545
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain