Sujet

Battering ram - siege weapon, 1852. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Battering ram - siege weapon, 1852. Device that originated in ancient times, used to break open the masonry walls of fortifications, or splinter their wooden gates. From "Historia General de España" by Father Mariana, Madrid, 1852.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/PRISMA ARCHIVO FOTOGRÁFICO, S.L.

Notre référence

HRM25A41_273

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,2Mo (2,5Mo) / 37,5cm x 29,5cm / 4429 x 3490 (300dpi)

Mots clés

city building technology destruction wall walls town arts art book weapon weapons castle attack attacking medieval walled city fortifications fortification chain war location century battlements destructive print literature chains concept B&W masonry warfare 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry mediaeval Middle Ages City Walls Ancient Roman Ancient Rome nineteenth century battering ram siege engine siege machine walled town engraving Unknown town wall Mariana 19th-century Juan de Prisma Archivo Fotografico General history of Spain Historia General de Espana Historia General de España Juan de Mariana Father Mariana