Munich at the Library of the Order of Saint Francis.

DISCOURSES ON FORTIFICATIONS,

Assaults, & Defenses of Cities, & of other Places.
BY CARLO THETI.

Divided into Eight Books.

Wherein it is demonstrated at length what the sites of Fortresses should be, their forms, enclosures,
ditches, bastions, castles, & other matters pertaining to them, with their figures.

Now newly corrected & expanded by the author himself.

With Lists of all the Chapters; & a Table of all the subjects treated therein.

An elaborate oval cartouche features an allegorical female figure representing Peace (Pax), holding an olive branch and a staff, seated beside a column. She is flanked by two winged figures (possibly Fames or Victories) and surrounded by ornate scrollwork, foliage, and grotesque masks.