Le diverse et artificiose machine
Agostino Ramelli
(Italian, about 1531–1590)
Léonard Gaultier
(French, c. 1561–c. 1635)
Jean de Gourmont II
(French, about 1537–about 1598)
Agostino Ramelli
(Italian, about 1531–1590)
1588
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with engraved title and 195 engravings
DimensionsOverall: 33.4 x 24.5 x 4.8 cm (13 1/8 x 9 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer
Accession number57.709
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On viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Paris: for the author, 1588
ProvenanceCarl König (architect), (b. 1841 - d. 1915; cf. Lugt 583 --- signature on front pastedown; collector's mark "CK" on title probably his, too), Vienna. By 1957, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer (Philip: b. 1898 - d. 1984), Cambridge,MA ; 1957, given by the Hofers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 14, 1957)
