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DE RE MILITARI LIBRI QUATUOR. Sexti Iulii Frontini viri consularis De strategematis libri totidem. Aeliani De instruendis aciebus liber vnus. Modesti De vocabulis rei militaris liber vnus.
by VEGETIUS RENATUS, Flavius.:
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About This Item
Parisiis. Sub scuto Basiliensi ex officina Christiani Wecheli. M.D.XXXV. [1535].. TITLE CONTINUED: Item picturæ bellicæ cxx. passim Vegetio adiectæ. Collata sunt omnia ad antiquos codices, maxime Budaei, quod testabitur Aelianus. THIRD Wechell edition, 1535. Text in Latin. Folio bound in sixes, approximately 315 x 210 mm, 12½ x 8 inches, numerous errors in numbering, all catchwords correct, 122 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS plus 1 half page, (the knight in armour at front is duplicated ("lansquenet" ), 1 small text illustration and some troop formations in the text. Pages: [8], 1-279, [1], printer's device to title page and last page, decorated initials, bound in full speckled calf, gilt lettered label and floral decoration between raised bands to spine, marbled endpapers, edges red. Slight rubbing to spine, old ink number top of title page, old ink inscription at foot of title page: "Frater Gonsqlus de la Lena; hunc librum emit Sex argenteis hummis Anno domince nativitatis (stating that the book was bought for 6 silver coins in 1541)", plate at page 21 has repaired closed tear to lower margin, running into illustration, no loss to image, pin sized worm hole on pages 1-46 including title page, slightly larger worm hole to pages 42- 65 affecting text and illustrations, very little damage just affecting a few letters, pale age-browning to title page and several other pages, occasional small stain and fox spot. A very good attractive copy. The illustrations including catapults, rams, cannons, grenades, scaling ladders, water-raising machines, a water-clock, diving equipment, bridges, rafts etc. See: Harvard Library Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts, French 16th Century Books, Volume 2, page 599, No. 487; C. Fairfax Murray, Catalogue of Early French Books, page 835, No. 563; Adams, Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe 1501-1600, page 312, No. 332. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- DE RE MILITARI LIBRI QUATUOR. Sexti Iulii Frontini viri consularis De strategematis libri totidem. Aeliani De instruendis aciebus liber vnus. Modesti De vocabulis rei militaris liber vnus.
- Author
- VEGETIUS RENATUS, Flavius.:
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Parisiis. Sub scuto Basiliensi ex officina Christiani Wecheli. M.D.XXXV. [1535].
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- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- military militaria battles martial troop formation diving bells war machines weapons cannons diving equipment warfare
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