Floriani, Difesa et offesa delle piazze, Venice, 1654, carta rustica

Pietro Paolo Floriani

Difesa et offesa delle piazze... seconda impressione. Venice: Francesco Baba, 1654

folio (352 x 245mm.), engraved title-page, engraved portrait of the author, woodcut initials and headpieces, 52 engravings numbered 1-51 with 14A and 14B (most as plates, 1 folding, a few as illustrations within the text), contemporary carta rustica, UNCUT, a few ink stains, occasional light foxing, lower hinge repaired, binding slightly worn

Floriani (1585-1638) served Philip III in Madrid before entering the service of Archduke Leopold, working on the fortifications of Brisach, Vienna and Pressburg. He later worked for the Barberini in Rome and Ferrara before being asked to assist with the defences of Valletta. As a result of his work on Malta, the part of the town where he set up new defences was named after him.

LITERATURE:

Cockle 825

PROVENANCE:

Ex libris J[uris] C[onsultus] Antonii Rasinis, inscription on flyleaf