PRAGER, FRANK D., AND SCAGLIA, GUSTINA - Mariano Taccola and His Book, de Ingeneis
Cambridge, The MIT Press. 1972, First Edition. 0262160455 Hard Cover. Ill.: Illustrated. This book is bound in beige paper-covered boards with a light marbled design. Lettering is dark gray; cover has publisher's emblem. Some slight edgewear, but covers otherwise clean; tidy pencil notes on half-title page, some underlining, most other pages clean. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, this book looks at the 1433 work "De ingeneis," an early work of engineering prepared by Mariano Taccola in anticipation of King Sigismund's visit to Siena. 230 pages, including index; approx. 6"x9". Near Fine/No Jacket.
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