Valturius de re militari books

Apud christianum wechelum, sub insigni scuti basiliensis, parisiis, 1532 mense iulio 172. Numerous initials in various sizes supplied in red and blue. Roberto valturio, a native of rimini, after having been apostolic secretary in. Roberto valturio was a 15 thcentury italian engineer known solely for his treatise on military history. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. We are pleased to offer this list of full text of books and articles about medieval military history. The woodcuts illustrate the equipment necessary for the military and naval engineer. Valturius was an assistant to sigismondo malatesta, the famous feudal ruler of the italian citystate of rimini. Rare books military books more rare books from roger middleton click for full size. Bound in late 17thcentury vellum over boards, spine with raised bands, title neatly stenciled in gothic letters on spine. In the preface, valturio dedicated the book to sigismondo pandolfo malatesta. According to sander, this edition contains an original set of woodblocks which appear here for the first time. Byzantine and syriac texts as well as source books illustrating a particular period or theme.

One hundred ninetyfive fullpage woodcuts including the titlepage title signed pvm, one block signed ms and two signed hk one dated 1511. Chapter headings neatly calligraphed in a contemporary hand in margins chiefly in early signatures. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. A god, said vegetius, inspired the legion, but for myself, i find that a god inspired vegetius.

While most of the techniques described were innovations of the roman empire, they were still essential to medieval and renaissance warfare. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from the publisher. In leonardo da vincis list of books roberto valturio has been mentioned. Glasgow incunabula project update 41111 university. The collection is arranged by country and within each are sections containing items on the military and. Roberto valturio 14051475 was an italian engineer and writer born in rimini. Although he did not yet read latin, consulting valturios book helped him. We thank the authors and publishers for their permission in republishing this material. The strong price demonstrates the vigor of the antiquarian market, as rare and important material continues to climb in value. The use of signature marks to aid in assembly of the. Laing in the usa, 1972and his message to the smartphoneobsessed 21st century. Machines of war and peace leonardos library spotlight at. Its construction, history and management, with a treatise on the balista and catapult of the ancients.

Portraying the military decadence of the late roman empire, it is a plea for army reform. His twelve books on warfare and military technique, however, concentrate on ancient and medieval weapons and strategies, which were still common in the 15th century. Warfare being a common pastime of these petty tyrants, valturius produced this book which is. There is an illegible signature of a previous owner, dated 1832, on a flyleaf. Valturio s famous illustrated military treatise e una grande selezione di libri, arte e. Some of the later extant manuscripts appear to have been copied from the. Eighteenth century italian stiff vellum, manuscript title on. An index to the early printed books in the british museum from the invention of printing to the year md, with notes of those in the bodleian library.