28 Ancient Books. 



134. BREVE TRATTATO D'ALCUNE INVENTION! CHE soxo 



STATE FATTE PER RINFORZARE E RADDOPPIARE EL TIRI 



DEGLI ARCHIBUIGI E MOSCHETTi. Giulano Bossi. This 

 book, which apparently existed in manuscript in 1616, 

 is one of the most important dealing with ancient 

 gunmaking, giving as it does minute particulars, more 

 especially with reference to double guns. Bossi was 

 an Italian inventor, who resided for some years in the 

 Netherlands, and is believed to have made gun-making 

 his profession. An author of several pamphlets treating 

 of arms. (Italian.) G. Verdussen. Antwerp, 1625. 

 In 12mo. 



135. KRIEGS MUNITIONS UND ARTILLERIE BUCH. Ammon. 

 Frankfort, 1625. 



136. ORDONNANCE ET PLACCART . . . sur le port des 

 Arquebuzes. (French.) Bruxelles, 1625. 



137. SOLDIERS' ACCIDENCE. Gervase Markham. An intro- 

 duction to military discipline, for Infantrie, Foote 

 Bandes, Cavalry, and Horse Troopes. Bellamy, 

 London, 1625. 4to, 66 pp. 



138. TRATTATO CINEGETICO. Fr. Birago. A rare tract 

 on sport. (Italian.) B. Bidelli. Milan, 1626. 

 18 pp. (one blank). 



139. HALANITRO-PYROBOLIA. Josephus Furttenbach. A 

 new art of gunnery, pyrotechny, and treatise on the 

 manufacture of saltpetre. V. infra, anno 1643. Ulm, 

 1627. Folio. 



140. GUNNER. Robert Norton. Showing the whole 

 practice of artillerie, with all the appurtenances there- 

 unto belonging, together with the making of artificial 

 fireworks. Wrote also "Historie of Queen Elizabeth," 

 and published revised or annotated editions of Stevin's 

 "Disme, or Art of Tenths"; Bourne's "Gunner's 

 Dialogue," 1643; Digge's "Art of Great Artillery," 

 1624. H. Robinson, London, 1628. Folio. 



