CROCE, Flaminio della (fl. 1610s-1620s)
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CROCE, Flaminio della (fl. 1610s-1620s). Teatro militare. Milan: Bernardino Lantoni, 1613. First edition of an illustrated work on military architecture, equipment and weaponry. Flaminio della Croce had fought in the Low Countries under the command of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma, the dedicatee of the present work. The 5 half-page engravings depict fortifications and other defensive structures as well as ballistic weaponry. RBH/ABPC record one copy at auction. BL/STC 17th-century Italian Books I, p.243. 2 parts in one volume, quarto (229 x 170mm). Engraved title device incorporating arms of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, 5 engraved illustrations in the text, woodcut headpieces and initials (title lightly soiled, some waterstains heavier in part 2). Modern boards. Provenance: ? P Lebani (contemporary inscription on title).
