THEATRI MACHI

narum, Second Part

An ornate engraved title page for an architectural and engineering treatise. The central text is enclosed within a grand architectural structure. At the top, a decorative cartouche holds the main title. Flanking the central text are two large pedestals supporting standing figures dressed in early 17th-century scholarly or artisan attire, such as broad hats, ruff collars, and doublets. The figure on the left holds a long cylindrical object or measuring tool, while the figure on the right holds a tiered cylindrical device. At the bottom of the page, a rectangular panel depicts three men operating a large lever-action boring machine on a massive log or pipe. The date 1708 is divided between the two pedestals at the bottom.

In which many

beautiful water-works / to raise

water through wheels / pumps /

pressure- and syringe-mechanisms / can be

seen / with a preceding report / on large

and small water-levels / together with an explanation

of the copper plates / and finally in conclusion

several artificial water-syringes for fire-

danger very useful to

use.

Mostly by Heinrich

Zeising / student of architecture, now

deceased, visited, and for the pleasure of those who love this art

printed for the fourth time /

published by

the heirs of Friedrich Lanckschen.