A siege tower, 16th century. A battering-ram is suspended from ropes, with a netted crossbeam to be used for scaling walls. The enclosed area on top of the tower provides shelter for observing the enemy. Such a tower would have needed a hundred men to move it. Illustration copied from an 11th century Greek manuscript, mainly for educational interest, as such machines were no longer used in the 16th century.
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A siege tower, 16th century. A battering-ram is suspended from ropes, with a netted crossbeam to be used for scaling walls. The enclosed area on top of the tower provides shelter for observing the enemy. Such a tower would have needed a hundred men to move it. Illustration copied from an 11th century Greek manuscript, mainly for educational interest, as such machines were no longer used in the 16th century.

Date

1500

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_371

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (2,6Mo) / 33,9cm x 37,0cm / 4005 x 4368 (300dpi)

Mots clés

library net technology tower weapon weapons shelter color medieval machine machinery war wheel century mobile diagram concept British Library warfare Colour weaponry mediaeval Middle Ages 16th century sixteenth century battering ram siege tower Unknown Heritage Art

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