Engraved plates by Matthäus Rembold after Furttenbach's designs. ; Signatures: pi²(-pi1) )(² 2):(², ²2):(² 3):(⁴ 4):(² A-V⁴. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Bound in old mottled calf, with gilt armorial designs on front and rear boards; gilt spine with ornaments and initials "B.P."; gilt red and black label on spine; edges mottled blue; bookplate of Theodore Besterman on front pastedown.
In three books; with half-title to book 2 and 3 "Architectvrae militaris novae & avctae, oder Newer vermehreter fortification. ; Engra. t.-p. ; Mode of access: Internet.
Signatures: )(⁴ ([3 dots])⁴ A-Q⁴ R⁴(R1+RI.[II]) S-2D⁴ 2E⁴(2E4+chi1). ; "Correctur der Errata," last leaf. ; Engraved architectural title border, signed by Matheus Greuter. Woodcut coat of arms on )(2r of Julio, Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, to whom the work is dedicated. Thirty-five full-page and 3 double-page engravings of fortifications. One of the five plates with views of castles is signed by Greuter. Included is a plan of Valleta (Malta) with its fortifications. Twenty-five in-text woodcut diagrams and plans. Two tail-pieces, each occurring twice. Decorative initials. ; The 1st ed. Specklin's MS of 1583 with colored drawings is preserved in the Strasbourg museum; see Thieme-Becker. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Binding, c. 2: old, worn limp vellum. Inscriptions in ink on front cover. Page edges red. Loosely inserted is Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed in the plate by P.S. (Percy John Smith?). Owner's inscription at foot of t.p.: [1 word not read] Anthoni Salamon Schmidtmaijer Von und Zu Schwartenbruckh. Siebmacher locates the Schmidmaier v. Schwarzenbruck family in Nuremberg from the late 14th century through 1707 (Grosses und allgem. Wappenbuch VI.1.1, p. 90). Loosely inserted is a drawing of a cannon in black ink (sheet size ca. 33 x 21 cm.). ; Binding, c. 1: old marbled paper, half goatskin. Title in gilt on spine ARCHIT / MILITAR. Page edges sprinkled red and blue. Centered on front pastedown is Giovanni Muzio's etched bookplate by Giacomo Manzù. ; In Library's c. 1, sheets with two full-page plates following A2 and G2 are bound in upside down.
Sampt den Grund Rissen, Visierungen, vnd Auffzügen für Augen gestellt. Durch Daniel Speckle, der Statt Straßburg bestellten Bawmeister ; Titelbl. in Rot- u. Schwarzdr. ; Vorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: Gedruckt zu Straßburg, bei Bernhart Jobin. Jm Jar M.D.LXXXIX. ; In einigen Fällen wurden die Kupferstiche nicht immer als Doppeltafeln, sondern teilweise als einzelne Bildtafeln gebunden ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Res/2 App.mil. 99
