Inventions of military machines and other devices, [after 1591].

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Title: Inventions of military machines and other devices, [after 1591].
Creator: Rabbards, Ralph
Abstract: Manuscript, on paper, in italic script, produced in England after 1591
Description: Raphe (or Ralph) Rabbards, born slightly before 1531, published "The Compound of Alchemy" by George Ripley (see Osborn fa16) in 1591.
In English.
In the preface to "The Compound of Alchemy" (Osborn fa16), Rabbards notes that he has "these fortie yeares amongst manie other most commendable exercises and inventions of so warlike Engines, founde out divers devices of rare service, both for Sea and land" and expresses his intention to "impart some other rare experiments of Distillations and Fire-Workes of great service, not hitherto committed in writing or put in practise by any of our nation." This apparently refers to Osborn a8, the only known copy of the work.
Signature on f. 1 of W. Bayntun, Gray's Inn.
Descriptions of military machines are accompanied by colored illustrations.
Binding: contemporary brown calf, with gold tooling of Lyonese style with semis of eaglets.
Provenance: Ex libris Rhys Jenkins. Bequest of James M. Osborn, 1976.
Extent: 1 10 cm. x 16 cm. v. (92 ff.)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Name): Rabbards, Raphe.
Subject (Topic): Military art and science
History
Technological innovations
Subjects: Rabbards, Raphe
Military art and science > Early works to 1800
Military art and science > Great Britain > History > 16th century
Military art and science > Technological innovations > History
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Jenkins, Rhys > Ownership

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Citation: Raphe Rabbards, Inventions of Military Machines and Other Devices. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.