Frisi, Instituzioni di meccanica, d'idrostatica, d'idrometria, Milan, 1777, half calf

Paolo Frisi

Instituzioni di meccanica, d'idrostatica, d'idrometria et dell'architettura statica, e idraulica, ad uso della Regio scuola eretta in Milano. Milan: Giuseppe Galeazzi, 1777

4to (255 x 195mm.), woodcut device on title-page, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 7 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, flat spine with red morocco lettering-piece, UNCUT, occasional light foxing, a few small holes in Eee1 with slight loss of text, final plate with small section excised, upper joint slightly cracked

Frisi (1728-1784) was a Barnabite priest and a renowned scholar in the fields of mathematics, astronomy and physics. He taught at various universities and this work was designed as a textbook for students of architecture and engineering.