FortificationThere are 10 items
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Architectura militaris moderna. Varijs Historijs, tam veteribus quam novis confirmata, et praecipuis totius Europae munimentis, ad exemplum adductis exornata
Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1647First edition of a manual of military architecture treating both permanent fortifications and field defence, in which occurs the first historical account of the genesis of bastions. -
Architetti e ingegneri militari italiani dal secolo XVI al secolo XVIII : Saggio bio-bibliografico (Collana di monografie dell’Istituto Storico e di Cultura dell’Arma del Genio, 31)
Rome, Istituto Storico e di Cultura dell’Arma del Genio, 1976(24.5 cm), 290 (2) pp., illustrations. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - Catalogue of 180 Italian books on military science, commencing with Antonio Cornazzano’s De re militaria (Pesaro 1507). Detailed descriptions with locations of copies. “Estratto dal Bollettino dell’Istituto storico e di cultura dell’arma del genio, n. 125 e n. 126 anno 1974-n. 127 e n. 128 anno 1975” (title-page verso). ¶ Very good, unmarked copy. -
A Bibliography of military books up to 1642 : with an introduction by Sir Charles Oman
London, Holland Press, 1978(25.5 cm), xl (4), 267 (1) pp., illustrations. Publisher’s red cloth, printed pictorial dust jacket. - Divided in two parts (English books, items 1-166; Foreign books, items 500-950). Facsimile of London 1900 edition (reprint of 2nd Holland Press edition, 1957; third impression). ¶ Trivial defects to dust jacket; otherwise an excellent, unmarked copy. -
Architekt und Ingenieur : Baumeister in Krieg und Frieden (catalogue of an exhibition held at the Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, 5 May-18 November 1984; Ausstellungskataloge der Herzog-August-Bibliothek, 42)
Wolfenbüttel, Herzog-August-Bibliothek, 1984(26 cm), 415 (1) pp., illustrations (some in colour). 363 catalogue entries. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. - Catalogue of an exhibition of German, French, and Italian architectural treatises from the collection of the Herzog-August-Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel. The catalogue is divided into sections containing essays and entries related to architecture as an art and science; civil engineering; and military architecture. ¶ Very good, unmarked copy. -
Immagini dell'ingegnere tra quattro e settecento : filosofo, soldato, politecnico : Repertorio bibliografico (Collana di architettura)
Milan, Franco Angeli, 1985(22 cm), 225 (3) pp., 68 text illustrations. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - Preliminary essays (Filosofo, Soldato, Politecnico) are followed a “Repertorio bibliografico” (pp.117-21) providing bibliographical details for 25 authors, from Vitruvius to Jean Nicolas Louis Durand. Reviewed by John Bury, in The Burlington Magazine, volume 127 (November 1985), p.809. ¶ Excellent, unmarked copy. -
Venezia e la difesa del Levante : da Lepanto a Candia 1570-1670 (catalogue of an exhibition held at the Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 15 March-20 July 1986)
Venice, Arsenale Editrice, 1986(29 cm), 275 (3) pp., illustrations (some in colour). 362 catalogue entries. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. - Includes topographical material relevant to the islands of Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Corfu, which had been Venetian strongholds. ¶ Light shelf wear; otherwise a very good copy. -
L’architettura militare veneta del cinquecento
Milan, Electa, 1988(30 cm), 215 (1) pp., illustrations. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers (over plain card). - Papers (in Italian, English, or French) from the Seminario Internazionale on military architecture of the Veneto in the 16th century held by the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Vicenza. Included are John Bury, “An unpublished Codex of writings on fortification of the last years of the 16th century” (on Phillipps Ms 10155; private collection, England); Giorgio E. Ferrari, “Le edizioni venete di architettura militare del Maggi e Castriotto”. ¶ Wrapper slightly worn; otherwise a very good, unmarked copy. -
Military architecture, cartography and the representation of the early modern European city : a checklist of treatises on fortification in the Newberry Library
Chicago, Newberry Library, 1991(26 cm), xxxvi, 119 (1) pp., illustrations. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. - Catalogue of 73 books on military architecture held by the Newberry Library, with locations of other copies, biographical information about the authors and brief descriptions of the books. In the introduction, the author traces the evolution of military architects from aesthetic humanists to scientific surveyors, and also the change of audience for their treatises, from patrons to student military engineers. Reviewed by Charles van den Heuvel, in Quaerendo, volume 23 (1993), pp.138-140. ¶ Light shelf wear; otherwise a very good, unmarked copy. -
Military architecture, cartography and the representation of the early modern European city : a checklist of treatises on fortification in the Newberry Library
Chicago, Newberry Library, 1991(26 cm), xxxvi, 119 (1) pp., illustrations. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. - Catalogue of 73 books on military architecture held by the Newberry Library, with locations of other copies, biographical information about the authors and brief descriptions of the books. In the introduction, the author traces the evolution of military architects from aesthetic humanists to scientific surveyors, and also the change of audience for their treatises, from patrons to student military engineers. Reviewed by Charles van den Heuvel, in Quaerendo, volume 23 (1993), pp.138-140. ¶ Excellent, unmarked copy. -
Books on military architecture printed in Venice : an annotated catalogue
t Goy-Houten, HES & De Graaf Publishers, 2002(25 cm), 418 pp., 34 illustrations. Publisher’s cloth binding. - Describes approximately 350 editions. Publisher’s retail price €146 (www.brill.com). ¶ Copiously annotated in pencil.
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