Lot n° 32
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
Fr. Ludovico MELZO. Reglas militares sobre el govierno, y se - Lot 32
Fr. Ludovico MELZO. Reglas militares sobre el govierno, y servicio particular dela cavalleria Milan, Ian Baptista Bidelo, 1619. In-4, cream vellum (contemporary binding).
Menessier de La Lance, II-182 /// (7f.)-128.
Engraved title, 3 headbands and 15 (of 16) folding plates, 3 of them large.
Spanish translation by Dr. Galderico Gali of this work by Ludovico Melzo, Italian cavalry general and knight of Malta, who served Spain and took part in the Dutch and French wars in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
The plates depict the rider's equipment and weaponry, as well as cavalry scenes in landscapes.
Mottling, one plate missing, tear to one plate.
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