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== Publication History ==
 
== Publication History ==
  
''Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen'' was first published in 1607-8 in the Hague, Netherlands. Included along with de Gheyn's illustrations were anonymous descriptions and commentary in Danish, Dutch, English, French, and German editions.
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''Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen'' was first published in 1607-8 in the Hague, Netherlands. Included along with de Gheyn's illustrations were anonymous descriptions and commentary in Danish, Dutch, English, French, and German editions. Despite the fact that the treatise included very precise instructions to the binder, many surviving editions from 1607-8 are disordered, with sections moved around, engravings placed in the wrong order, text missing, and sometimes even different languages from section to section.
  
The first four-language edition, including the Dutch, English, French, and German texts, was published in Frankfurt in 1609. This edition used simplified illustrations by an unknown engraver, and placed the the commands and descriptions alongside the illustrations (rather than divided into separate sections, as in the first edition).
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The first multi-language edition, including the French and German texts, was published in Frankfurt in 1609. This edition used simplified illustrations by an unknown engraver, and placed the the commands and descriptions alongside the illustrations (rather than divided into separate sections, as in the first edition). Editions containing up to four languages followed in later years (including 1619).
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Gheyn's treatise was incredibly popular throughout the early 17th century, and saw numerous reprintings and new editions over the course of several decades. A complete survey of all of every edition cannot be attempted at this time.
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==

Revision as of 05:24, 9 November 2018

Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen
The Exercise of Armes For Calivres, Muskettes, and Pikes
Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen de Gheyn Title.jpg
Dutch title page
Illustrated by Jacob de Gheyn II
Translator(s) Unknown
Dedicated to Maurice of Nassau
Place of origin The Hague, Netherlands
Language
Genre(s) Drill manual
Publisher Robert de Baudouz
Publication date 1607, 1608, 1619
First english
edition
1607
Pages 132
Treatise scans

Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen ("The Exercise of Arms For Calivers, Muskets, and Pikes") is a Dutch drill manual illustrated by Jacob de Gheyn II and printed in 1607. The authorship of the text is unknown.

Publication History

Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen was first published in 1607-8 in the Hague, Netherlands. Included along with de Gheyn's illustrations were anonymous descriptions and commentary in Danish, Dutch, English, French, and German editions. Despite the fact that the treatise included very precise instructions to the binder, many surviving editions from 1607-8 are disordered, with sections moved around, engravings placed in the wrong order, text missing, and sometimes even different languages from section to section.

The first multi-language edition, including the French and German texts, was published in Frankfurt in 1609. This edition used simplified illustrations by an unknown engraver, and placed the the commands and descriptions alongside the illustrations (rather than divided into separate sections, as in the first edition). Editions containing up to four languages followed in later years (including 1619).

Gheyn's treatise was incredibly popular throughout the early 17th century, and saw numerous reprintings and new editions over the course of several decades. A complete survey of all of every edition cannot be attempted at this time.

Contents

1 - 4 Preface and Introduction
5 - 81 Caliver drill
83 - 173 Musket drill
175 - 243 Pike drill
245 Conclusion

Gallery

Title pages

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1607 Dutch
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1607 English
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1607 French
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1608 German
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1609 Multi-language
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1619 Multi-language
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Additional Resources

References

Copyright and License Summary

For further information, including transcription and translation notes, see the discussion page.

Work Author(s) Source License
Images Jacob de Gheyn II Rijksmuseum
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Danish Transcription
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Dutch Transcription Michael Chidester Index:Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen (Jacob de Gheyn II) 1607
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English Transcription Michael Chidester Index:The Exercise of Armes For Calivres, Muskettes, and Pikes (Jacob de Gheyn II) 1607
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French Transcription Michael Chidester Index:Maniement d'Armes d'Arquebuses, Mousquetz, et Piques (Jacob de Gheyn II) 1608
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German Transcription Michael Chidester Index:Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spiessen (Jacob de Gheyn II) 1608
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