T A B L E.

Knowing the sites is of great importance — — — 3
The earthwork must not drain toward the shelter — — — 15
Knowing how to use the bossolo compass/surveying instrument well is the specific profession of an engineer 4
Measuring by pacing is the least accurate method one can hold 4
Enclosing a large space of ground within the fortresses is an excellent thing 5
The pieces artillery pieces must with their fire scour the faces of the beluardi bastions with point-blank fire — — — 5
Forts that have many angles are more perfect than those that have few — — — 6
Earth shelters have no greater enemy than heavy rains 16
The caualliere cavalier (a raised defensive work) cannot fire point-blank for the defense of the perimeter 17
Excessive savings in fortifying is blameworthy — — 19
Cavaliers have a better effect in one place than in another — 19
The soldier, when fortifying, must consider many things — — 24
Forts that anticipate the enemy, even if made in haste, are praiseworthy 24
Transporting timber requires a great deal of time — — — 25
Money makes the works done with speed — — — — 26
At what height the shelters can be defended — — — 26
The mallet and the Bertuccia pile-driving ram are much better than any other machine for striking and driving the timber piles — — 28 29
The foundation must be wider than the work built upon it — 30
Handling earth with order saves time and spares fatigue — 36
Instruments for digging earth — — — — 36
The best way to carry earth will be with beasts of burden — 38
The shelter must be leveled — — — — 39
Having many inventions matters greatly — — — 39
The shelter is leveled better by placing the lote turf blocks with grass against grass than by placing the earth over the grass — — — — 47 55
The masters must place the lote turf blocks so they interlock — — 47
The best way to handle the stipa brushwood/fascine filling — — 49
The edge of the brushwood four fingers inside the edge of the lote turf blocks — — 49
The masons must follow behind those who spread the loose earth over the brushwood — — 50
The masons must be capable men — — 56
The plane of the foundation must be cleaned very well — 56
Planting the regoli guiding rules/stakes is the responsibility of the masons — — 56
In a perimeter of a mile and a half, 25 royal pieces and at least 40 smaller ones are needed — — 5