Sullivan (ed.), Siegecraft (DOS XXXVI, 2000)
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“Heron of Byzantium” and Denis F. Sullivan, Siegecraft. Two Tenth-Century Instructional Manuals by “Heron of Byzantium” Denis F. Sullivan (ed.) Dumbarton Oaks Studies 36 (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington, D.C. 2000)
The "Parangelmata Poliorcetica" (Παραγγέλματα Πολιορκητικά) and the "Geodesia" (Γεωδαισία) two Greek treatises on the construction of devices for siege warfare, are products of 10th-century Byzantium. The texts are presented in critical editions based, for the first time, on the archetype manuscript "Vaticanus graecus 1605" and accompanied by an English translation and commentary. The illustrations (46 BW), reproduced in this edition, go beyond the traditional ground plans of the time and show elevations to represent finished devices in action.
Contents:
Foreword pp. VII-VIII. List of Abbreviations and Bibliography pp. IX-XXIII. Introduction pp. 1-24. Texts and Translations: "Parangelmata Poliorcetica" pp. 25-87, "Geodesia" pp. 88-152. Commentaries: Parangelmata Poliorcetica pp. 153-248, Geodesia pp. 249-274. Appendix: The Measurements in the Hippodrome pp. 275-282. Illustrations pp. 283-320. Indices pp. 321-335. English Index pp. 336-354.