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Pratica manuale di arteglieria
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple library catalogs (including LOC, Internet Archive, and general academic databases) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Luis Collado's 'Prattica manuale dell'artiglieria' (1586). The work appears to be a specialized 16th-century Italian treatise on artillery that has not been translated into English.
Verified Mar 31, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, ustc, internet archive, openalex, loc, loc · methodology
Luis Collado strips away the romantic veneer of 16th-century warfare to reveal the cold, mathematical reality of the artillery corps. This manual provides an uncompromising look at how gunpowder and metal transformed the battlefield.