PYROTECHNIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
Manuscripts
1225. Treatise of the Ruses of War, the capturing of Towns and the Defence of Passes, according to the instructions of Alexander son of Philip (in the Leyden Library).
1432. Feuerwerksbuch (MS. 362 in the University Library of Freiburg i. B.).
1438 (about). Latin Manuscript, with enumeration of materials for all fires (No. 197 in the Royal Library, Munich).
Printed Books
1529. Strassburg. Anonymous: Buchsenmeisterei von Geschoss,
Buchsenpulver, Salpeter und Feuerwerk.
1540. Venice. Vanuccio Biringuccio: De la pirotechnia.
1573. London. Peter Whitehorne: How to make Saltpetre, Gunpowder, etc.
1578. William Bourne: Inventions and Devices.
1579. Leonard Diggs: Stratistico.
1588. London. Cyprian Lucar: Lucar Appendix, collected to shew the Properties, Office and Dutie of a Gunner, and to teach him to make and refine artificial Saltpeeter to sublime for Gunpowder, etc. (annexed to a translation of Tartagalia's book).
1591. London. Anonymous: A profitable and Necessary Book of Observations for all those that are burned with the flame of Gunpowder, etc.
1607. Argentorati (Strassburg) Albertus Magnus: De mirabilibus mundi.
1614. Diego Ufano: Artillery.
c. 1620. W. Eldred: The Gunners Glasse.
1628. Robert Norton: The Gunner.
1629. F. Malthus (Francois de Malthe): Treatise of Artificial Fireworks.
1630. Pont-à-Mousson. Jean Appier, alias Hanzelet: La Pyrotechnie.
