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[MILITARIA] PORTIGIANI, Girolamo (1540-1591). Prospettiva di fortificazioni. Rome: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi, 1648.
Scarce treatise on fortifications illustrated by perspective plates with an unusual bird's-eye view that succeeds in rendering clearer the volumetry of the figures (the fortifications) in space. This attention to volumetry probably reflects the knowledge of the author, who in addition to being an engineer in the service of the House of Savoy was also a master foundryman and his works include the fountain of Neptune in Bologna designed by Giambologna.Oblong 4to (135 x 200 mm). Title-page, portrait of the author, 19 plates folded several times (occasional spotting). Antique marbled wrappers. (1)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200
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ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200