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England: The earliest picture of a European cannon, from: 'De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum', Walter de Milemete,1326

Walter de Milemete was an English scholar who wrote a treatise on Kingship for the young prince Edward, later king Edward III of England, called 'De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum' (1326). The Treatise includes images of siege weapons and what is probably the first illustration of a firearm: a pot-de-fer ('iron pot'). One of the marginal border illustrations in the Milemete Treatise shows a soldier firing a large vase-shaped cannon, the arrow-shaped projectile is seen projecting from the canon which is pointed at a fortification.
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Title:
England: The earliest picture of a European cannon, from: 'De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum', Walter de Milemete,1326
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Walter de Milemete was an English scholar who wrote a treatise on Kingship for the young prince Edward, later king Edward III of England, called 'De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum' (1326). The Treatise includes images of siege weapons and what is probably the first illustration of a firearm: a pot-de-fer ('iron pot'). One of the marginal border illustrations in the Milemete Treatise shows a soldier firing a large vase-shaped cannon, the arrow-shaped projectile is seen projecting from the canon which is pointed at a fortification.
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6156 x 2877 px | 50.7 MB
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52.1 x 24.4 cm | 20.5 x 9.6 in (300 dpi)
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