The work l’Art universel des fortifications is a french book written by Jean Du Breuil. Let us first take a closer look at the main title. It means : “The universal art of fortifications”. What does this term defines exactly ? First, “universal art” means a set of knowledge known by everyone, and that art…
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Jean du Breuil, l’art universel des fortifications , Paris, 1674 I chose the following image because it is the first illustration of the book, it has some kind of introductory role. I chose the second image below due to its link with the first image, it is essentially the same drawing which Mars is holding…