1585 MILITARY HISTORY FULLY ILLUSTRATED antique PLANTIN De re militari libri IV

VEGETIUS RENATUS, FLAVIUS

De re militari libri quatuor [and other texts]

by Vegezio, Flavio Renato

Edited with commentary by Gottschalk Stewech.

Antwerp, C. Plantin, 1585

2  parts in 1 volume

 (18),276; (8),419[=399]  pp.,
numerous woodcut illustrations,
1 folding letterpress table

Full blind-stamped panelled vellum

Lacks front endpaper.

Occasional minor toning and stains

 folding plan with closed tear

 a few leaves wormholed, a few leaves restored, some period underlining / marginalia


 Covers slightly warped

= Adams V336.=

Numerous text woodcuts showing siege equipment and tactics, fortifications, weaponry, etc.; typographic diagrams of battle formations.

Size 6 by 8 1/4 inches

Text in Latin
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