Discourses on Fortifications (1589) - Page 6

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 site of Fortresses should be, & how they must be

fortified, & defended, & how their figures are prepared.

Now newly corrected & expanded by the same.

With Examples of all the figures of such subject matter, & with the figures of how to treat it.

WITH PRIVILEGE.

An elaborate printer's device or emblem features a central figure (possibly a seated deity or allegorical figure) surrounded by ornate scrollwork, foliage, and architectural elements. A library stamp from the Bavarian State Library in Munich is superimposed over the center.

IN VENICE, 1589.

Printed by Francesco de Franceschi of Siena.