Winter Magic Auction
Sat, Dec 10, 2022 12:00PM EST
Lot 466
HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (Ca. 10-ca. 70 CE). Gli?Artificiosi?E Cu...
Estimate: $200 - $400
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HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (Ca. 10-ca. 70 CE). Gli?Artificiosi?E Curiosi Moti Spiritali Di Herone. Bologna: Carlo Zenero,?1647. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts in text. Near contemporary quarter vellum over marbled boards (binding worn, text loose in binding, nearly all pages loose). Translated by Giovanni Battista?Aleotti?(Italian, 1546-1636). SECOND ITALIAN EDITION OF CLASSICAL WORK. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts describing how to create hydraulic machines, the most famous being the aeolipile.
