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The tactiks of Ælian or art of embattailing an army after ye Grecian manner Englished illustrated wth figures throughout: notes vpon ye chapters of ye ordinary motions of ye phalange by I.B. The exercise military of ye English by ye order of that great generall Maurice of Nassau Prince of Orange c Gouernor Generall of ye vnited Prouinces is added

  • Accession number

    83403442

  • Class

    SR - OS - 90.3/

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [4], 159, [9] p., [50] plates, some folded ; 2°.

  • Credit line

    CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

General note: A translation of: Tactica. Translator's dedication signed: Io: Bingham. The title page is engraved and signed: Egidius Gelius sculpsit A 1616 Woudrichemij in Hollandia. Identification of printer and publication date from STC. With three final contents leaves; the last leaf is blank. Running title reads: The tacticks of Ælian. In this state the contents begin on p. 5. Signatures: pi1 [superscript pi]A² A-M6 N8 O4. Stationer's Register: Entered 18 November 1616. Cited in: STC (2nd ed.), 161 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1955. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm (Early English books, 1475-1640; 607:04). Ownership and custodial history: Heraldic booklabel with motto "credunt quod vident" marked in pencil "West Wing (shelf 1); purchased 2004 at sale of the property of John Coombs from Lawrence Auctioneers, Crewkerne (auctioneer's label inserted) UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Original boards, re-backed 1996 by Alan Winstanley, Salisbury,(label inside back board) UK-SuSCL