Traditional technology of warfare

The systems and weaponry of classical and medieval warfare predominate in Taccola's studies of military technology.

His interest focused on siege machines, such as trebuchets and giant crossbows (balistae), articulated ladders to scale the steep walls of medieval fortresses, battering rams, and hull-boring devices.

Francesco, as well, recorded the varied weaponry used in medieval warfare. His manuscripts abound with visual quotations from classical authors, alongside the vastly more efficient firearms of recent invention.

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