LIVRE DU GRAND ART D'ARTILLERIE. De Casimir SIEMIENOWICZ
French edition dated 1651 (the original edition of 1650 was written in Latin  )
This is the first and only volume a second volume was planned but never published
Good copy this rare French edition of 1651 the book has  410 pages dimension are 310 x 200 mm
It contains 15 engraved plates 7 of the 22 plates are  missing 

replaced after copies all is complete
As an unfolding board
Occasional brown and humidity stains
  The book was written for Guillaume Frédéric Conte de Nassau ( kindom of holland )
Siemiemowicz Casimir was born in Litthunia ,and served as Lieutenant General to king Wladyslaw IV of poland

The book was for centuries the bible on the science and tecnology of artillery .It contains instructions for desing of artillery pieces ,multi-stages rockets ,fireworks and other military and recreational pyrotechnic devices as well as information on caliber ,
and pyrothenic weights and measures