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De re militari., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

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De re militari., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

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Rosenwald 61
Goff V-106
Hain 15911
Polain 3911
Voulliéme 1201
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
LC copy rubricated throughout.

Roberto Valturio (1405–1475) was an Italian engineer and writer born in Rimini. He was the author of the military treatise De Re militari (1472). The work consists of a preface, with a dedication to Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta; a list of the classical works mentioned and an introduction on the history of warfare. The work was widely known: the French King Louis XI of France, the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus, the Duke of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and the ruler of Florence Lorenzo de 'Medici had a copy of the printed book.

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01/01/1475
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Vegetius Renatus, Flavius.
Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
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