Manuscript obout 15 century firearms

Swordfish · 29th December 2011, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiridonov

Michael, may You translate this inscription? Unfortunately I don't understand in German Gothic fonts

Hallo,

I was able to read the text, except of two words.
In German:
Da macht ein Dreyer(Dreher) Kerzn(Kerzen, Fackeln).......
er Dir Din(deine) Pfil(Pfeile)machen sol(soll)
In English:
Here a turner makes torchs.....
he should make you your arrows

Regards
Susi

cannonmn · 30th December 2011, 10:41 AM

Susi, thanks! I often run into people who sincerely believe the lathe was not invented until about the 18th C if not later. This should shut them up.

Did you see the illustation of the woman with the "earmuffs" hairdo doing something to another woman's hair (or something like that?) I'm not sure how that relates to military technology but if it is easy to read and you could find it easily, what does that one say? Each image takes a long time to load here, which is why it is impractical for me to find the number. Is there an index or thumbnal gallery of any kind with this codex?

Spiridonov · 30th December 2011, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cannonmn

Susi, thanks! I often run into people who sincerely believe the lathe was not invented until about the 18th C if not later. This should shut them up.

Lathes appear about 600 year b.c.

cannonmn · 30th December 2011, 03:26 PM

Thanks Spiri. You must be familiar with the Museum of Artillery and Engineer Troops nearby. I love old artillery but was unaware of that great museum until I found the X???? website with many photos about 8 years ago.

If you have photos that are different from those on the website, particularly any of the more elaborate items, I know they would be welcomed on this site.

I missed a wonderful model that once belonged to Potemkin, had his coat of arms cast into the barrel and repeated in paint on each side of the carriage, at auction. I was "underbidder" sadly. It was antique, original, and in great condition. As I recall it was about 50 cm long, total.

Here are some larger ones identical to the smaller one I was trying to get.

http://www.stephenwoodresearch.com/port/pot01.htm

30th December 2011, 10:41 AM	#2
cannonmn Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 161	Susi, thanks! I often run into people who sincerely believe the lathe was not invented until about the 18th C if not later. This should shut them up. Did you see the illustation of the woman with the "earmuffs" hairdo doing something to another woman's hair (or something like that?) I'm not sure how that relates to military technology but if it is easy to read and you could find it easily, what does that one say? Each image takes a long time to load here, which is why it is impractical for me to find the number. Is there an index or thumbnal gallery of any kind with this codex?

30th December 2011, 03:26 PM	#4
cannonmn Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 161	Thanks Spiri. You must be familiar with the Museum of Artillery and Engineer Troops nearby. I love old artillery but was unaware of that great museum until I found the X???? website with many photos about 8 years ago. If you have photos that are different from those on the website, particularly any of the more elaborate items, I know they would be welcomed on this site. I missed a wonderful model that once belonged to Potemkin, had his coat of arms cast into the barrel and repeated in paint on each side of the carriage, at auction. I was "underbidder" sadly. It was antique, original, and in great condition. As I recall it was about 50 cm long, total. Here are some larger ones identical to the smaller one I was trying to get. http://www.stephenwoodresearch.com/port/pot01.htm