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De re militari (On Military Matters)
Author: Robertus Valturius (Italian, 1405–1475)
Illustrated by: Matteo de' Pasti (Italian, about 1420–after 1420)
Johannes Nicolai, de Verona (Italian, 15th century)
Illustrated by: Matteo de' Pasti (Italian, about 1420–after 1420)
Johannes Nicolai, de Verona (Italian, 15th century)
1472
Place of Publication: Verona, Italy
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with numerous woodcuts
Dimensions
Overall: 34.5 x 23.3 x 7.5 cm (13 9/16 x 9 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
George Nixon Black Fund
Accession Number35.652
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Verona: Johannes Nicolai, de Verona, 1472
Catalogue Raisonné
Goff V-88; BMC VII 948; Sander 7481
Description(Verona: Johannes Nicolai, de Verona, 1472) Folio; 262 leaves; contemporary blind-stamped brown calf binding, modern gilt lettering on spine.
Numerous illustrations of instruments of war: cannons, catapults, battering rams, armored ships, pontoon bridges, etc.
Numerous illustrations of instruments of war: cannons, catapults, battering rams, armored ships, pontoon bridges, etc.
ProvenanceOwnership [?] inscription dated 1579 on verso of last folio; Edward Perry Warren (1860-1928); his heir John Marshall, from whom purchased by MFA, May 2, 1935