Classical military works in Italian translation, Caesar, Leo VI, Onosander and Vegetius, 4 volumes

CLASSICAL MILITARY WORKS IN ITALIAN TRANSLATION

A collection of 4 volumes, comprising:

i. Caesar, Gaius Julius. I commentarii [with illustrations by Palladio]. Venice: Girolamo Foglietti, 1618 (colophon 1598), 4to, 42 double-page engravings (maps and plans), later calf, stamps of British Museum and the 1787 duplicate sale on title-page verso, bookplate of T.H. Baylis, [USTC 4023248], first few leaves detached

ii. Leo VI, Emperor. Trattato brieve dello schierare in ordinanza gli eserciti, et dell'apparecchiamento della guerra... da Filippo Pigafetta. Venice: Francesco de' Franceschi, 1586, 4to, old vellum, new endpapers, without final blank, [Edit16 28183]

iii. Onosander. Dell'ottimo capitano generale, et del suo ufficio [translated by Fabio Cotta]. Venice: Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari, 1546; Saraina, Torello. Le historie e datti de Veronesi nelli tempi d'il popolo et signori Scaligeri. Verona: Antonio Portese, 1542, with final blank, inscription of Don Ippolito of Santa Giustina di Padova on title-page, early annotations, foot of title-page excised; 2 works in one volume, 4to, later half cloth, [Edit16 26047 & 36190]

iv. Vegetius. De larte militare ne la comune lingua, novamente tradotto [by Tizzone Gaetano]. (Venice: Bernardino Vitali, January 1524), 8vo, FIRST EDITION, title printed in red, with final blank leaf, old vellum, [Edit16 37965]

Tizzone Gaetano produced the first translation of Vegetius into Italian to be printed. He worked for the Venetian printers Vitali and Penzio for whom he produced several editions and translations of Italian literature.