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<dl><dd>Printed by Barezzo Barezzi. See colophon, trattato 1</dd>
<dd>Engraved t.p. by Gaspare Grispoldi, incorporating a portrait bust of the author. Engraved caption titles for trattati 1 &amp; 2. Trattato 2 has 40 numbered in-text engravings. The captions of nos. 19-23 state that they are from the hands of Gio. Domenico Pallavisino, Giorgio Doria, Bartolomeo Lomellino and Giacomo Cattaneo; the work is dedicated to all four on the t.p. Barezzi's woodcut printer's device, p. 299 (serpent). Initials</dd>
<dd>65-72, 145-148 omitted in paging</dd>
<dd>Includes indexes</dd>
<dd>Includes errata</dd>
<dd>Binding: later decorated paper, back &amp; corners in vellum</dd>
<dd>Giovanni Muzio's etched bookplate by Giacomo Manzù on front pastedown. Pasted over an engraved mask of Medusa on t.p. is the armorial bookplate of Agostino Fransoni, dated 1630; see Gelli, vignetta 446</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Military architecture; Fortification</div>
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<dl><dd>Sardi, Pietro, b. 1559?</dd>
<dd>Grispoldi, Gaspare, fl. 1618-1623</dd></dl></div>
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