Beschaffenheit der eigentlichen Festungen
A German treatise on fortifications by Karl August von Struensee, printed in 1773 by David Siegert's widow for a military and engineering readership. The pictures are small woodcut-style ornaments: scrolling acanthus leaves, a shield-like cartouche with a flower spray, and a trophy of military instruments such as spears, trumpets and drums. A designer could draw on their dense, hand-cut line work for cartouches, dividers and vintage printed-ornament motifs.
