Discovrs Svr La Castrametation Et Discipline Militaire Des Romains
Guillaume du Choul's 1555 French treatise on Roman camp layout and military discipline, printed for readers interested in antiquity and soldiers' arms. The four woodcut plates show Roman legionaries with standards and packs, massed soldiers with ensigns, imagifers carrying images of the prince, and a consul flanked by captains and guards in armour. A designer could draw on the precise armour, plumed helmets, and tall pole standards for historical costume or classical motifs.
