15th Century Artillery Book
"1475 – Martin Merz was a gun-master in the service of Frederick I, the victorious, Elector Palatinate. 1469 he was the supreme canon master of Frederick’s army. He remained in the service of the Frederick’s successor Philip the Upright, Elector Palatine of the Rhine. He created his Feuerwerksbuch around 1460-1480 (Munich, BSB Cgm 599). [SOURCE]"
- Feuerwerksbuch ||BSB Cgm 599|| by Martin Merz from 1473 is available from the Bavarian State Library (click 'Miniaturansicht' for thumbnail pages).
- Martin Merz at Wikipedia (translation).
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