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bastion belfry ram stone thrower bricole trebuchet arrow trebuchet biffa early bombard civil machine To reconstitute such machines was not easy. Many attempts, XIXe and XXe centuries failed. It is that the old documents left us only approximate images and summary descriptions. It is only during these last years, after a long work of files, which one could find the nomenclature of the various components. Very expensive, these machines were rented; during engagements, they were damaged and the owners invoiced repairs. The indications thus collected and supplemented by the geometrical traditions of the Companions made it possible to Renaud Beffeyte to reconstitute effective siege machines which one can be useful oneself without danger to being useful. Back Next |