1672 Scheither Military Praxis Kingdom of Candia CRETE Fortress Cretan War FOLIO

1672 Scheither Military Praxis Kingdom of Candia CRETE Fortress Cretan War FOLIO

Johann Scheither’s “Novissima Praxis Militaris” is a rare 17^th-century instructional treatise on how to build fortifications and war defenses. This enormous folio is an impressive work. While it does not feature any illustrations, it is notable for describing the Cretan War, Fortress Candia and the Kingdom of Candia (the official name of Crete from the 13^th thru 17^th-centuries).

Item number: #25253

Price: $599

SCHEITHER, Johann Bernhard

Novissima praxis militaris, oder Neu-Vermehrte und Verstärekte Vestungs-Bau- und Krieges-Schuel ..

Braunschweig: Frederich Zilliger und Gaspar Gruber, 1672.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • [8], 120
• Language: German
• Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
• Size: ~15.5in X 10.25in (39.5cm x 26cm)
• Very rare

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