Theatre des instrumens mathematiques et mechaniques
By: de Iaques Besson, Dauphinois ... ; auec l'interpretation des figures d'icelui par François Beroald; plus, en ceste derniere edition ont esté adioustees additions a chacune figure
Series: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature -- no. 278.1-1 suppl; Making of the Modern World
Publisher: Par Iaques Chouët
Published: 1596
Place of publication: A Lyon
Language: fre
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 129
Subjects: Mechanical engineering; Early works to 1800; Machinery
Work titles: Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Notes: Translation of: Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum.

Third issue of Chouet's Lyon/Geneva edition of 1594, with place and date reset in the imprint. Cf. Kress Lib. cat.

Signatures: *⁴,[-]¹, B-Q⁴.

Title within historiated border.

Engravings designed by Androuet du Cerceau and others for the first edition, Orleans? 1569?; in this edition, the original engravings 17, 39, & 51 have been replaced by copies engraved by R. Boyvin, and some copperplates have been reworked.

The original engravings have descriptive Latin text engraved at the head of each; in this edition, the engravings appear on the recto of leaves B-Q⁴, with the engr. text masked and descriptive letterpress on the verso of each leaf.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 00278.1-1, suppl.

Kress Lib., S.304.