Machinae novae Favsti Verantii siceni
Subtitle: Cvm declaratione latina, italica, hispanica, gallica, et germanica
Published: 1595
Place of publication: Venetiis
Language: lat; ita; spa; gle; ger
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Mechanical engineering; Early works to 1800; Machinery; Parachutes; Suspension bridges; Inventions
Notes: Engraved title within ornamental border.

Text in five languages, in separately paged parts.

Homo volans (pl.38) and the Dome of Sebenico (Ecclesia Sibenici, pl.4) are rare. Plates 34-35: Early designs of suspension bridges.

There are copies with Latin and Italian text only; and some with the plates colored.

Regarding imprint date, etc. cf. Riccardi. Bibl. math. ital. (1898) col. 592; and Libri Hist. des sciences math. en Italie, v.4 (1841) p.47.