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| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| For the soldier, it is necessary to know how to use the bossolo small box/compass for sighting | 4 |
| Company lodgings of the Romans, called castrametationi encampments | 5 |
| Royal artillery | 8 |
| Royal artillery fires 1250 paces point-blank | 5 |
| Angles, when they should be left in their state | 6 |
| Height of the beluardo bulwark | 8 |
| Height in the curtains | 5 |
| Height of the parapet | 9 |
| Height of the curtains | 9 |
| Height of the parapet of the curtains | 9 |
| Warning for the level of the squares from below | 10 |
| Height of the caualliere cavalier (raised earthwork platform) | 15 |
| Wings of the caualliere cavalier | 15 |
| Height of the platform | 18 |
| Obtuse angle in the platform | 20 |
| Height of the foundation level, so that it overtops the water of the ditch | 29 |
| Warning regarding the mines of the foundations | 30 |
| Straight trees standing upright, & how to plant them | 31 |
| Grafted trees | 34 |
| Trees for the chains, sawed into two parts | 52 |
| What are the graticci wattles/hurdles used for | 55, 56 |
| What are the gabbioni gabions (large wicker baskets filled with earth) used for | 55 |
| Height of the scarpa scarp/slope of the defenses | 56 |
| Straight trees should be shorter than the height of the defense and must be smooth | 60 |
| One can give the parapet a tenth of scarpa slope on the outside | 60 |
| Trees standing in field defenses | 62 |
| Opening for carrying the earth | 62 |
| Argine embankment on the edge or rim of the ditch | 63 |
| Wings in the bulwark, even & equal | 78 |
| Large wings in the bulwarks are good | 90 |
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Beluardo bulwark & its width in the wings | 9 |
| Bulwarks cannot be made so large that a way to storm them is not found | 9 |