"A treatise on the column, the manner of forming it, and of fighting in that order; to which is added an enquiry [respecting] the custom of placing the cavalry on the wings and the infantry in the centre in a pitch’d battle; as also a dissertation on the tactics of the Greeks and Romans, written in French by the Sr [J. Ch.] de Folard, and translated by John Cocke, M.A., fellow of Exeter coll. Oxon.", 18th century
At the end are nine neatly-executed illustrative drawings in Indian-ink.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century
Extent
90 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 311
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 311.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series(7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 13111.
Physical Facet
On paper, in quarto
Repository Details
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