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PAOLO SANTINI (after TACCOLA) - Stratagem to defend a fort abandoned by its garrison


Ms. Lat. 7239 (BNP), fol. 77r

The dog, in trying to reach for the food and water, causes the tower bell to ring, giving attackers the impression that the fort is still occupied.

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