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| XXXVI. | The principles of perfect sciagraphy are taught by means of a redoubt. Sciagraphy: In architectural and military drafting, this refers to the art of projecting shadows or creating cross-sections to show the internal structure of a building or fortification. A Redoubt is a small, enclosed defensive work. | 194 |
| XXXVII. | Example of a Castle, which is called a Citadel in Italian. original: "Citadelle" — A fortress protecting a town, sometimes serving as a final point of retreat for the garrison. | 195 |
| I. | Constructing an equilateral triangle in the field. | 200 |
| II. | Constructing a triangle from three lines of given lengths, provided they are not too long. | 200 |
| III. | Raising a perpendicular from a point, whether on or off a line. | 200 |
| IV. | Drawing a perpendicular from the end of a line. | 200 |
| V. | Dividing an angle into two equal parts in the field. | 201 |
| VI. | Given the side of a regular figure, etc. | 201 |
| Table of the sides of regular figures, their radius being 10,000. | 202 | |
| VII. | The method of finding the three other requirements from two given things, etc. | 202 |
| VIII. | Constructing a figure in the field as required for forts. | 203 |
| IX. | Given the figure and the appropriate side, how to fortify a fortress. | 204 |
| X. | Constructing a regular figure of the largest size in the field. | 204 |
| Table of the angles of the figures in regular polygons. | 204 | |
| XI. | Finding the elements required for fortresses. | 205 |
| Table of required elements. | 205 | |
| XII. | The method of fortifying small figures. | 206 |
| XIII. | Designing a fort or a fortress in the field. | 207 |
| XIV. | Rules concerning irregular figures. | 207 |
| XV. | Examples of irregular figures. | 210 |
| XVI. | Of the Profile. A cross-section view of the ramparts and ditches. | 210 |
| XVII. | Of Ichnography. Ichnography: A ground plan or horizontal map of a fortification. | 210 |
Outworks are secondary defensive structures built outside the main ditch of a fortress to delay an enemy's approach.
| XVIII. | Construction of a ravelin. Ravelin: A triangular fortification placed in front of the walls between two bastions. | 211 |
| XIX. | Construction of a half-moon in front of the acute angle of a bastion. original: "Boulevard" — While modern French uses this for a street, in 17th-century military terms it referred to a bastion. A Half-moon (demi-lune) is an outwork shaped like a crescent or a "V". | 212 |
| XX. | Construction of a hornwork. Hornwork: A large outwork consisting of two half-bastions and a connecting wall, resembling the horns of an animal. | 212 |
| XXI. | Construction of a crownwork. Crownwork: An even larger outwork consisting of one full bastion and two half-bastions, used to protect a larger area of ground. | 212 |
| XXII. | Placing a ravelin and a crownwork in front of a hornwork. | 213 |
| XXIII. | General disposition of a siege. | 214 |
| XXIV. | General rule for fortifying a quarter. A "quarter" refers to the specific section of a camp assigned to a particular unit or commander. | 215 |
| XXV. | The principles of infantry castrametation. Castrametation: The art of laying out a military camp, ensuring hygiene, defense, and order. | 216 |
| XXVI. | The principles of cavalry castrametation. | 216 |
| XXVII. | Example of the quartering of an entire camp. | 217 |
| XXVIII. | How to fortify the lines of circumvallation. Circumvallation: A line of fortifications built by a besieging army to protect themselves from an enemy relief force coming from the outside. | 218 |
| XXIX. | The construction of works to be interspersed within the lines. | 218 |
| XXX. | How the form of a siege can be set down on paper. | 220 |
| XXXI. | Example of a battery. A platform where heavy cannons are grouped to fire upon the enemy walls. | 221 |
| XXXII. | The management of the approaches. The digging of "zigzag" trenches (saps) toward the fortress walls to protect soldiers from fire. | 222 |
| XXXIII. | Illustration of the gallery and the principles of the mine. A gallery is a covered passage or tunnel; a mine is a tunnel dug under a wall to collapse it using explosives. | 223 |
| XXXIV. | The efforts of the besieged. | 224 |