Jacques Besson

RENAISSANCE “THEATRES OF MACHINES” – A 1578 BOOK OF (PLEASANT AND USEFUL) INVENTIONS

by Laurent Ferri on March 14, 2014

Books of inventions are a little-known category of Renaissance books: an excellent example is the 1578 the Théâtre des Instruments Mathématiques et Mécaniques de Jacques Besson, Dauphinois, Docte Mathématicien, published for the first time in 1571 or 1572 (Cornell University, Kroch Library, Division of Rare Books and Manuscripts, History of Science TJ144 B55 1578++). Born […]

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RENAISSANCE “THEATRES OF MACHINES” – A 1578 BOOK OF (PLEASANT AND USEFUL) INVENTIONS

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