Artillery in 1590s France

Pascal Brioist (1)

1 CESR - Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance UMR 7323

BnF Ms. Fr. 640 offers a wealth of information on gunpowder weapons. During the wars of religion, gun technology was of the utmost importance, not only for those who produced these instruments of war, but also for those who made a profession of arms and had to ensure that these guns were safe to use. This essay examines the entries in Ms. Fr. 640 relating to weapons against the backdrop of this turbulent period in and around Toulouse, and compares them to other sources that treat gunpowder weaponry in sixteenth-century Europe.

Mots clés: Manuscrit BnF Ms. Fr. 640; Artillerie; France; Renaissance

Domaines: Histoire

Pascal Brioist. Artillery in 1590s France. Pamela H. Smith, Naomi Rosenkranz, Tianna Helena Uchacz, et al. Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France. A Digital Critical Edition and English Translation of BnF Ms. Fr. 640, Making and Knowing Project, 2020. ⟨hal-03111623⟩