RACCOLTA D'AUTORI

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Engraved vignette on first title & 45 folding plates (mostly woodcut but a few engraved). xxxvii, [1], 408 pp.; 2 p.l., 713 pp.; 2 p.l., 576 pp. Three vols. 4to, cont. vellum over boards, red morocco lettering piece on spines. Florence: Tartini & Franchi, 1723. First edition of this vast and important collection of Italian hydraulic literature. Because the Italians had pressing economic reasons to manage rivers, improve drainage, and construct harbors, many of the country's most skilled engineers and scientists over the centuries became involved in hydraulic projects. The collection contains both theoretical treatises and those dealing with specific rivers, marshes, and construction projects. The authors included are Archimedes, Albizi, Galileo, Castelli, Michelini, Borelli, Montanari, Viviani, Cassini, Guglielmini, Grandi, Manfredi, Piccard, and Narducci. Very good set. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica. Riccardi, II, 330-31­"queste pregevoli compilazioni."

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