Fwd: Re: Fwd: [SCA-BMDL] Trebuchet question

Fri Oct 13 13:21:05 EDT 2006

--- "J. Hughes" <jphughessr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:01:28 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "J. Hughes" <jphughessr at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [SCA-BMDL] Trebuchet question
> To: Cecelia Hughes <hughescecelia at yahoo.com>, swhitby at andrew.cmu.edu
> 
> Here is an attempt at a bib: 
>    
>   Bradbury, J., The Medieval Siege, Boydell and Brewer: Woodbridge,
> 1992. UG 444 B83.
>    
>   Contamine, Philippe, War in the Middle Ages, trans Michael Jones,
> Blackwell: Oxford, 1984.
>    
>   Corfis, Ivy A., and Michael Wolf, The Medieval City Under Siege,
> Boydell Press: Rochester NY, 1995.
>    
>   DeVries, Kelly R., Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World, St.
> Martin's Press, 2005.
>    
>   DeVries, Kelly, Medieval Military Technology, Broadview Press:
> Peterborough Ontario, 1998.
>    
>   France, John, Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades 1000-1300,
> Cornell University Press: Ithaca NY, 1999.
>    
>   Jones, Richard L.C., “Fortifications and Sieges in Western Europe,
> c 800-1450,” in Keen, Maurice, ed., Medieval Warfare: A History,
> Oxford University Press: Oxford GB, 1999.
>    
>   Liebel, Jean, Springalds and Great Crossbows, trans Juliet Vale,
> Royal Armouries Monograph: Leeds.
>    
>   Lynn, John A., ed., Tools of War: Instruments, Ideas and
> Institutions of Warfare, 1445-1871, University of Illinois Press:
> Bloomington, 1990.
>    
>   Marsdon, Eric William, Greek and Roman Artillery: Historical
> Development, Oxford, 1969.
>    
>   Marsdon, Eric William, Greek and Roman Artillery : technical
> treatises, Clarendon Press: Oxford, 1971.
>    
>   Nicolle, David, MEDIEVAL SIEGE WEAPONS (I) Western Europe AD
> 585-1385, Ospry: Oxford, 2002. ISBN:1841762350
>    
>   Patrick, J. M., Artillery and Warfare during the Thirteenth and
> Fourteenth Centuries, Utah State University: Logan Utah, 1961.
>    
>   Sullivan, Denis F., Siegecraft: Two Tenth-Century Instructional
> Manuals by "Heron of Byzantium", Dumbarton Oaks Studies, 36, 2000.
> ISBN: 0-88402-270-6 High priority for examination. UG 443 S54 2000.
>    
>   Verbruggen, J.F., The Art of Warfare in Western Europe during the
> Middle Ages tr.S.Wilard and R.W.Southern (Woodbridge: Boydell, 1997)
>    
>   The books are of different focus and quality, but that should help.
>    
>   Charles O'Connor
> 
> Cecelia Hughes <hughescecelia at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   I bet you can help this one...
> 
> --- Roana Devreux wrote:
> 
> > Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:44:46 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Roana Devreux 
> > To: BMDL 
> > Subject: [SCA-BMDL] Trebuchet question
> > 
> > Greetings, all! Sorry for the bandwidth but one of my
> > new Consort members sent me this question. I don't
> > have a ready answer for her but thought that some of
> > you folks out there could probably help her identify
> > resources. She's not on the list, so please respond
> > to her at the address below.
> > Thanks for all your help!
> > ~~Roana
> > 
> > --- Sara Elizabeth Whitby 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:30:28 -0400 (EDT)
> > > Subject: Medieval-related question...
> > > From: "Sara Elizabeth Whitby"
> > > 
> > > To: "Roana Devreux" 
> > > 
> > > Hi, Roana! This is Sara, from instrumental group. 
> > > Well, this may not really have anything to do with
> > > instruments, but this is the SCA, and I figure it's
> > > the best place to ask this question. I'm doing a
> > > research report project for my Fundamentals of
> > > Mechanical Engingeering course, and it just so
> > > happens to be about Medieval siege engines. I
> > > wonder why? Well, I need at least seven references,
> > > the libraries on capus don't have anything about the
> > > subject. I was wondering if you or anyone you know
> > > has books (or some other sort of reference) about
> > > the design, mechanics, and/or history of siege
> > > engines, namely catapults (onagers and mangonels),
> > > ballistas, and maybe some others, but most
> > > importantly trebuchets. If I have time, I might
> > > actually build a trebuchet for my report, but either
> > > way I have to do a lot of calculations to determine
> > > how different trebuchet designs (fixed vs. hanging
> > > weight, wheels vs. no wheels, etc.) effect the
> > > trajectory and performance. So anything y!
> > > ou might be able to produce by tomorrow's (or even
> > > next week's) practice would be greatly appreciated
> > > (inother words, I would love you forever!). Sorry
> > > for the short notice, too, but I just got my report
> > > proposal approved today. Thank you so very, very
> > > much!
> > > 
> > > ~Sara
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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