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2016Best.-Nr. AME_9781785330834Berghahn Books 2016. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. _ Berghahn Books hardcover
2015Best.-Nr. 2-1118449355Wiley–Blackwell 2015. Hardcover. New. 408 pages. 9.00x5.00x1.00 inches. Wiley–Blackwell hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. AME_9783540562580Springer 1993. na. Paperback. New/New. _ Springer paperback
2008Best.-Nr. H-716-718Guides Gallimard 2008. Paperback. Good. Former library book. Edition 2008. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Guides Gallimard paperback
2008Best.-Nr. 330185New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2008. First Edition; Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 368 pages. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1964Best.-Nr. 215065New York: Knopf 1964. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Light rubbing along panel edges. Knopf hardcover
1986Best.-Nr. 326854New York: Harper & Row 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Very light foxing on text block edges.; 849 pages. Harper & Row hardcover
Best.-Nr. 50561Venice: self-published between 1595 and 1616. Folio 37.3 × 25 cm. Contemporary full vellum; engraved title within architectural border; 49 numbered double-page copperplate engravings 19 1 18 2 20 19 1 19 1 pp. letterpress-printed text in Italian German French Spanish and Latin each with a vignette headpiece at the head of the section. Binding with repairs and somewhat distended; occasional light soil and foxing; small paper repairs to first few leaves and one plate with larger repair slightly affecting the image; else about very good and an apparently unresized copy with wide margins retaining all five text parts. First edition of this important survey of mechanical architectural and technological designs and projects the magnum opus of Fausto Veranzio 1551-1617 a Croatian polymath diplomat and priest who was born in Šibenik on the Adriatic Coast then part of the Republic of Venice. There are two known versions of this print: a Latin-Italian one with Tuscan privilege and our version with an engraved Venetian title page and additional translations of the texts into German French and Spanish. In a reprint of the book published 1965 Friedrich Klemm writes in his introduction: "In the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods we encounter excellently illustrated works of technical literature which were generally intended for aristocratic circles. . Of all these works that of Fausto Veranzio is the rarest. Compared to some of the other mechanical engineering illustrated works of the time Veranzio primarily presents his own designs some of which still reveal the objective spirit of the Renaissance or images of devices he had encountered on his travels. The books on mechanical and military technology of the Cinquecento such as those by Ramelli Lorini and Francesco de' Marchi as well as classical literature were certainly familiar to him the learned author who was active as a philologist philosopher historian administrator fortress commander mechanical engineer and churchman. The influence of Leonardo da Vinci also seems to be evident in Verancio's book." Veranzio attended school in Venice and studied law engineering mechanics and physics at Padua before entering the services of Rudolf II in Prague as whose secretary he is thought to have conversed with Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe. He also published works of lexicography and logic. Following the death of his wife he relocated to Venice where he joined the Barnabite Order and devoted his remaining years to the study of science and engineering. The large plates depict designs for flotation devices a bridge using suspension cables oil and wine presses a rotary printing press a universal clock various types of mills including a design that was used for one of New York's earliest tide mills fountains as well as the famous image showing a man gliding safely from the Campanile di San Marco in Venice likely inspired by Veranzio's familiarity with da Vinci's drafts for a parachute. "It is difficult to determine with certainty whether Veranzio saw Leonardo's notes. Regardless he certainly shared Leonardo's Renaissance spirit. They were both self-taught lovers of learning across different fields including philosophy and history. Like Leonardo Veranzio also harbored a passion for hydraulics and spent 2 years in Rome trying to regulate the flow of the Tiber. Back home in Venice he maintained the wells and water supplies" Innicenzi The Innovators Behind Leonardo p. 69." Veranzio's book also proposes various means to harness solar and hydraulic power. One of the plates shows the church in his birthplace Šibenik. In addition to the most famous illustration "Homo Volans" this magnificent volume contains numerous innovations that were sometimes far ahead of their time and secured Veranzio a place in the history of technology. One example is the iron carriage spring without which modern means of transport would be inconceivable cf. Friedrich Kluge Etymologisches Wörterbuch Berlin 1960 p. 188. Veranzio writes about his invention: "The suspended carriages are necessarily hung with ropes chains or double leather straps so that the passengers do not sit hard. But I wanted to put iron springs underneath them which open and close like the bows of crossbows." Another example is the first use of a gear mechanism in the manufacture of ropes cf. Jürgen Eichhoff in: Die Sprache des niederdeutschen Reepschlägerhandwerks. Cologne and Graz 1968 Low German Studies 16 p. 1041. But his bronze bridge the "Pons Æreus" shown in copperplate engraving no. 33 points furthest into the future. Because the first metal bridge was not built until 1773 over the Savern in England. Equally remarkable is Veranzio's iron bridge "Pons Ferrevs" on the following copperplate engraving which is apparently the first depiction of a chain bridge in Europe. See Nikola Roßbach. Poiesis der Maschine: Barocke Konfigurationen von Technik Literatur und Theater Berlin 2020 p. 99ff. When Veranzio was working on his "Machinae novae" he concerned himself with water regulation in the cities of Rome and Venice which were regularly threatened by the rivers and the sea. The elaborately crafted volume was not intended to enable the machines and architecture shown in it to be replicated but rather to showcase the achievements to educated and wealthy laymen such as potential clients and patrons. This explains the small print run. Veranzio sent the prints primarily to cardinals and generals who ultimately spread his name across the continent. See ibid. Veranzio's work is undated but based on several notes of thanks by friends from July 1616 was presumably printed in or around that year; occasionally it is dated as early as 1595. It has also been suggested that it was financed by the author and thus issued in small installments over a longer period of time. Complete copies are very scarce. Most copies in the market over the last decades have also either lacked one or more of the plates or one or more of the language sections. This copy includes all five versions known to have been issued: Italian German French Spanish and Latin as well as all plates. Copies with some colored plates are also known. Poggendorf vol. II no. 1194; Hausmann and Kapp vol. I no. 1138. As of November 2025 KVK and OCLC locate six copies in North America 2 other copies are marked as incomplete because they are missing several or all of the plates. unknown
Best.-Nr. B9781009526333Hardback. New. This book argues that the Jewish kingdom of the Bible was real as were its first three kings Saul David and Solomon – even if the biblical stories distort their actions to glorify them. Combining fresh archaeological evidence with astute readings of key texts the authors offer a compelling reconstruction of this fascinating ancient polity. hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. 260308046Cartoon Network 2006-10-02. dvd. Very Good. 7x5x0. DVD and case in great shape. Prompt shipping. Cartoon Network unknown
1973Best.-Nr. 205695New York: Quadrangle Books 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Quadrangle Books hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. AME_9781781955918Edward Elgar 2013. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. _ Edward Elgar hardcover
2023Best.-Nr. 198997New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2023. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Farrar, Straus & Giroux hardcover
Best.-Nr. B9781583470435Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1972Best.-Nr. 195562La Prensa 1972 En espanol con mucho photos. Imprimir in Mexico DF en 1972. A very rare book with dozens of photos throughout. Includes a very rare photo of alleged assassin on JFK in Chicago in Nov 1960. 197 paginas/pp. Good overall. Unmarked. Very RARE JFK book. In Spanish. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Good. La Prensa paperback
2023Best.-Nr. 197632New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2023. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Farrar, Straus & Giroux hardcover
1973Best.-Nr. 190900New York: Quadrangle 1973. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Foxing on top text block edge. Quadrangle hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. AME_9781628089998NOVA 2013. 1ST. Hardcover. New/New. _ NOVA hardcover
Best.-Nr. A9789535125013Hardback. New. hardcover
2016Best.-Nr. AME_9781606928554NOVA 2016. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. _ NOVA hardcover
1996Best.-Nr. 311209North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press 1996. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. University of North Carolina Press hardcover
1986Best.-Nr. 312196New York: Harper & Row 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Foxing on top text block edge. Light color fading on spine.; Weight: 1.95 Pounds; 849 pages. Harper & Row hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. USD_9783540443636Springer 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Used - Like New. _ Springer hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. USD_9780897894821Greenwood 1998. 1st. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Used - Like New. _ Greenwood hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. USD_9783540326120Springer 2006. 2nd. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Used - Like New. _ Springer hardcover
