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Le diverse et artificiose machine
Illustrated by: Agostino Ramelli (Italian, about 1531–1590)
Engraver: Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
Engraver: Léonard Gaultier (French, c. 1561–c. 1635)
Formerly attributed to: Jean de Gourmont II (French, about 1537–about 1598)
Author: Agostino Ramelli (Italian, about 1531–1590)
Engraver: Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
Engraver: Léonard Gaultier (French, c. 1561–c. 1635)
Formerly attributed to: Jean de Gourmont II (French, about 1537–about 1598)
Author: Agostino Ramelli (Italian, about 1531–1590)
1588
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with engraved title and 195 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 33.4 x 24.5 x 4.8 cm (13 1/8 x 9 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer
Accession Number57.709
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: for the author, 1588
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet IV, 1095; Mortimer, French, 452
Description(Paris: for the author, 1588) Folio; 354 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped vellum, dark green cloth box.
Illustrations of machinery primarily concerned with hydraulics and the mechanisms of war; illustration of "reading machine" on p. 317 (fig. 188).First edition. The title and author's portrait on the title verso are engraved by Léonard Gaultier. Monograms on several of the illustrations (nos. 150-52) reading "JG" have led to their attribution to Jean de Gourmont II, but Mortimer rejects this.
Illustrations of machinery primarily concerned with hydraulics and the mechanisms of war; illustration of "reading machine" on p. 317 (fig. 188).First edition. The title and author's portrait on the title verso are engraved by Léonard Gaultier. Monograms on several of the illustrations (nos. 150-52) reading "JG" have led to their attribution to Jean de Gourmont II, but Mortimer rejects this.
ProvenanceCarl König (architect), (b. 1841 - d. 1915; cf. Lugt 583 --- signature on front pastedown; collector's mark "CK" on title probably his, too), Vienna. By 1957, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer (Philip: b. 1898 - d. 1984), Cambridge,MA ; 1957, given by the Hofers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 14, 1957)