Siege engine from BL Burn 69, f. 12v

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Siege engine from BL Burn 69, f. 12v

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Summary

Drawing of a siege engine as described by Biton in De constructione bellicarum machinarum. Image taken from f. 12v of De machinis (ff. 1-9), De constructione bellicarum machinarum (ff. 9v-16). Written in Greek.

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