[The military art of trayning. With the discipline of drilling all in lively portraytures]

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Gheyn, Jacob de, 1565-1629
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[[London] : [E. All-de, solde by R. Daniel, 1622] [1623?]]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Military art and science > England > Early works to 1800. Military maneuvers > England > Early works to 1800.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Item Description:	In two parts. F. S. Ferguson examined both the Huth copies and the British Library copy and drew up the following ideal description: Engraved frontispiece with Mars seated upon a cannon (present only in Huth 4982); part 1 collates A-E F⁴ (A1, letterpress title page; A2, dedication; A3-F2, text, pp. 1-79, [80]; F3,4 blank); part 2 has engraved title page, 44 numbered musket positions, and 33 numbered pike positions, 1 per recto (complete only in Huth 4982), gathered in 12's: [A-F¹² G⁶]. The British Library copy has 4 unnumbered engravings of officers inserted at the beginning of part 2 and some engravings in pen facsimiles. Both Huth copies were resold at Sotheby's, 27 February 1922, lots 153-4, and bought by Ellis. Michigan acquired Huth 4982 in 1936, by which time the engraved frontispiece, musket numbers 44, and pike numbers 33 were no longer present. The engravings are copies of de Gheyn, compare STC 11810--Cf. STC. Title, imprint, and suggested actual publication date from STC. The engravings of pike and musket are derived from: Gheyn, Jacob de. The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes, and pikes. Engraved title page has title: The military discipline wherein is most martially shone the order of drilling for ye musket and pike 1623 set forth in postures with the words of command and briefe instructions for the right vse of the same. To be exercised in musters by order form ye lords of his Ma:ties most ho:ble Priuy Counsaile. Signatures: pi¹ A-E F⁴. Imperfect; lacks letterpress title page. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Physical Description:	1 online resource ([90] pages, [77] leaves of plates : illustrations (metal cuts)