engineering

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Richly illustrated work on hydraulics, with 100 engraved double-page plates 20. STR A DA, Jacobus de [and Benjamin BR A MER]. Künstliche Abriss allerhandt Wasserkünsten auch Wind- Ross- Handt- unnnd Wasser-Mühlen, beneben schönen und nutzlichen Pompen, und andern Machinen, damit das Wasser in die höhe zu erheben, auch lustige Brunnen dergleichen vor diesem nie gesehen worden. Frankfurt am Main, Gerhardo Grevenbruch, 1618. 2 parts in 1 volume. Small 2º (29.5 × 18.5 cm). With 2 engraved title-pages by Matthias Merian, 2 large engraved coats of arms and 100 double-page plates. Contemporary vellum, rebacked. € 8500 Reissue of the first edition of a richly illustrated work on all aspects of water techniques and hydraulics, with illustrations by Jacobus de Strada (1507–1588). The work was brought to the attention of the publisher by his son Octavius de Strada (1550– 1612) and first published posthumously in 1617. De Strada was active in many fields: he worked as an architect, painter, art collector, author, publisher, etc, and, judging from the present work, was technically gifted. He gives a clear exposition of pumping engines, watermills and all sorts of water-powered machines, accompanied by short descriptions and an introduction by the German architect and mathematician Benjamin Bramer (1588–1652). Due to its delay in publication, some of De Strada’s designs lost its innovativeness. Nevertheless, De Strada’s designs appear to be unique and independent of those by his contemporary, the Italian engineer Augostino Ramelli (1531–1610), who published around 100 designs of water-raising machines in his Le diverse et artificiose machine..., 1588. Some occasional leaves and plates slightly browned, plates with only a few small spots and some occasional marginal thumbing, a few plates with waterstains. Binding rebacked, as noted, sides with only a few small spots, otherwise in very good condition. GVK (5 copies); VD17 23:645678U (1 copy); Wellcome 1035.
More books, maps, manuscripts and prints related to Hydraulic <strong>engineering</strong> & flood management available at our websites: www.forumrarebooks.com/category/ science_technology/technology.html www.asherbooks.com/category/ science_technology/technology.html
Page 1 and 2: Hydraulic engineering & Flood contr
Page 3 and 4: Two masterpieces of Dutch hydraulic
Page 5 and 6: Finely engraved wall map of the Rij
Page 7 and 8: Monograph on rivers, torrents and i
Page 9 and 10: Fine copy of splendid hydraulic eng
Page 11 and 12: Proposal for reinforcing the dikes
Page 13 and 14: Collection of 6 maps of the Beemste
Page 15 and 16: Managing water flow and levels in r
Page 17 and 18: 1598 ordinance for clearing trees a
Page 19 and 20: 1784 copy of a 1568 manuscript map
Page 21: Contemporary illustrations of the T

engineering

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?