( 1602 - 1664 )
In folio (313x202 mm). Second edition, first in French. Engraved title, [8], 179, [1] pp. 35 double-page plates, 8 double page tables. 3 parts in one. Contemporary leather, spine and boards rubbed with minor loss. Contemporary binding in full leather. Worn plates and hinges, blooms, burnishes and worm holes. Pages 179-180 with the lower outer corner missing but without loss of text. A classic military work during the final stages of the Thirty Years War. "It is one of the most important tracts of the fortifications of the 17th century, although much was written about the old Netherlandish style of fortification. Freitag actively participated in the sieges of Herzogenbosch in 1629 and Maastricht in 1632. In his treatise, he also presented instruments, but mainly bridges and military buildings within firm squares." Cf. Schutte 316; Willems 425; Avery 356; Brunet II 1390; Pollak,24: "This lavishly illustrated treatise is considered one of the most influential published in the XVII century. Freitag's treatise definitively interpreted the Dutch fortification style and made it available to a large German public" - Berlin Katalog, 3525 cites the first edition of 1631.
