Lipsius - Analecta / Poliorceticon Sive de Machinis - 1602-1605
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Justus Lipsius, Analecta / Poliorceticon Sive de Machinis, a single illustrated Latin volume with two rare works on ancient Roman warfare, bound in parchment and containing 264 pages and 36 full-page engravings by Pieter van der Borcht, published in Antwerp by Ex Officina Plantiniana between 1602 and 1605.
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The volume brings together, bound together, two rare beautifully illustrated works by the Flemish philologist and historian Justus Lipsius (1547–1606). They are two important treatises on military techniques and tools, especially of ancient Rome, among the few Lipsian writings on military matters.
Analecta or Remaining Observations on the Military and These Books, Antwerp, at the Plantin Press by Johannes Moretus, 1602.
pp.: XXIX, (VII). Complete, with some engravings in the text.
2) Poliorceticon or On Machines of War, with missiles. Five books for the illumination of histories. Third edition, corrected and expanded, Antwerp, at the Plantin Press by Joannes Moretus, 1605.
PP.: 219, (IX). Complete, with 36 engravings, including full-page ones, by Pieter van der Borcht.
Item with cards in overall very good condition. Usual signs of use and age.
Excellent modern binding in full parchment with gold title on the spine and decorative motifs on the boards, very well preserved. White endpapers.
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I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateThe volume brings together, bound together, two rare beautifully illustrated works by the Flemish philologist and historian Justus Lipsius (1547–1606). They are two important treatises on military techniques and tools, especially of ancient Rome, among the few Lipsian writings on military matters.
Analecta or Remaining Observations on the Military and These Books, Antwerp, at the Plantin Press by Johannes Moretus, 1602.
pp.: XXIX, (VII). Complete, with some engravings in the text.
2) Poliorceticon or On Machines of War, with missiles. Five books for the illumination of histories. Third edition, corrected and expanded, Antwerp, at the Plantin Press by Joannes Moretus, 1605.
PP.: 219, (IX). Complete, with 36 engravings, including full-page ones, by Pieter van der Borcht.
Item with cards in overall very good condition. Usual signs of use and age.
Excellent modern binding in full parchment with gold title on the spine and decorative motifs on the boards, very well preserved. White endpapers.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of Books
1
Subject
Architecture, Cavalry and chivalry, Fine Bindings, Illustrated, Technology, War history
Book Title
Analecta / Poliorceticon Sive de Machinis
Author/ Illustrator
Lipsius
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1602
Publication year youngest item
1605
Height
26 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition, Multiple Books / Editions
Width
17 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Ex Officina Plantiniana apud Ioannem Moretum; Antuerpiae
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
264
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