Wheeled piece and a tall pillar hoist
Transmitted-light view of a leaf that also bears untranscribed text in another hand.
Seen by transmitted light, the sheet carries dense writing together with several ink sketches. On the right leaf a standing figure in cap and tunic tends a long, segmented barrel-like device resting on a low wheeled carriage, while a tall pillar with hoisting gear rises at the right edge. The critical edition records only that the sheet also bears text in another hand, which is not transcribed here; the drawings are described from the image alone.
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Long barrelled piece on a wheeled carriage
A standing figure in cap and tunic attends a long, segmented barrel mounted on a low wheeled bed at the centre of the right leaf. Its elongated form, banded segments and the operator's stance read as an ordnance piece or heavy mechanical apparatus. A crank or wheel appears at the near end.
Tall pillar with hoisting gear
At the right edge stands a tall pillar or post on a stepped base, fitted near the top with a small wheel or pulley and a projecting arm, as if for hoisting. Ancillary rounded forms and a long undulating line run across the upper sheet.