Siege towers
Latin 11015
Source: gallica.bnf.fr
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 11015, fol. 43r.
There are several other designs for war machines in the following pages.
Fol. 47v
This platform is raised by pulleys. A precursor to window-washers equipment:
Latin 11015
Source: gallica.bnf.fr
fol. 52v
This one involves a system of gears:
Latin 11015
Source: gallica.bnf.fr
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