( 1540 - 1584 )
In 4°. Binding in full contemporary vellum. Modern title on spine. Small loss on spine. Each vol. has its own title page and is signed and foliated separately. Bozzola's device appears on all title page's (griffin). Foliation: leaves [4], 81; 35; 30, [1]; 29; [2], 39, [1]. Second and partly original edition of this rare book on military art and science. Expanded version of Cataneo's Dell'arte militare libri tre (Brescia, T. Bozzola, 1571). Numerous woodcut illustrations including many double-page and some on folded leaves. Some plates included in foliation and some leaves of folded plates with no number. Conditions: Complete. Some wormholes through the pages.
